胖
pán
#1,890 most
frequent character
healthy, at ease
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
胖 joins 月 meat with 半 half, which supplies both meaning and sound. It first meant half an animal offered in sacrifice. From that came 'fat, stout.' Read pán, it instead means 'content and healthy,' a meaning borrowed for its sound.
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