幸
倖xìng
#900 most
frequent character
trusted, intimate, (of the emperor) to visit
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
幸 first showed a dog over an upside-down arrow; the old picture stood for hoping. 犬 also gave the sound. The meaning later grew into being fortunate or lucky. In today's shape the old parts are hard to see.
Drawn as: dog over inverted arrow
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