区
區Ou1
#265 most
frequent character
surname Ou
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
区 shows goods inside a container. The goods were once written 品 but are now 㐅, an empty part. Hiding things in a container gives the first meaning, 'to conceal, hide.' The sense then grew to 'place,' 'area,' and 'to subdivide.'
Drawn as: goods in container
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