录
錄Lu4
#917 most
frequent character
surname Lu
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
录 began as a picture of a bucket for pulling water from a well. That was its first meaning. The sound was then borrowed for recording, which grew to writing down, copying, and writings.
Drawn as: well water bucket
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