袜

襪
wà
#3,039 most
frequent character
socks, stockings

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

袜 has 衤 (clothing) as its meaning part and 末 mò as a sound part, though the sound link is not obvious in Mandarin. It first meant 'socks.' Later it grew to mean 'stockings, hose.'

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