卧

臥
wò
#1,941 most
frequent character
to lie, to crouch

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

卧 shows an eye 臣 placed to show someone lying down, beside 卜, which was originally 人 person but is now an empty shape. The first meaning was resting face down on the belly, and it grew to 'lie down' and 'crouch or sit'.

Drawn as: eye showing someone lying

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Homophones

握wò
hold, grasp, take by the hand
沃wò
fertile, rich, to irrigate

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