荐
薦jiàn
#2,362 most
frequent character
to recommend, to offer sacrifice (arch.)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
荐 has 艹 vegetation as meaning part and 存 cún as sound part. It first meant wild animals grazing. The sense 'recommend' was borrowed for sound, not from the picture.
荐 as a component in other characters
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