器

qì
#441 most
frequent character
device, tool, utensil
Measure words:台 tái

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

器 came from 喪, death and funeral rites, and first meant a burial container. 㗊, a group of mouths, shows crying at a death. In the modern form 犬 is an empty part, once 桑. From container it grew to receptacle, utensil or tool, and bodily organ.

Drawn as: group of mouths

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