具
jù
#391 most
frequent character
tool, device, utensil, equipment
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
具 shows two hands holding up a cauldron. The hands were once written 廾 and the pot once 鼎. That picture gave the first meaning, 'to ready food and drink'. From there it grew to 'to prepare', 'to have', 'utensil', and 'tool'.
Drawn as: hands raising cauldron
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