研
yán
#447 most
frequent character
to grind, study, research
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
研 pairs 石 stone with 开 jiān, an old sound part written 幵, not 开 kāi. Stone points to the first sense, to grind or polish. From grinding came the sense to study or research.
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