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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