异
異yì
#708 most
frequent character
different, other, hetero-, unusual
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
Its first meaning was lifting something onto the head, with 廾 two hands as the meaning part and 巳 yǐ giving the sound. 'Special, uncommon' came by sound loan, with no link to the shape, and 'different, unusual' grew from that.
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