函

hán
#1,947 most
frequent character
envelope, case, letter

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

函 is a drawing of a quiver that holds arrows, which gave the first meaning. From the quiver it grew to a case, an envelope and a letter.

Drawn as: quiver for arrows

函 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
涵菡

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