豆
荳dòu
#1,791 most
frequent character
legume, pulse, bean
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
豆 first drew a round-based bronze vessel. Its later meaning 'bean' was borrowed for the sound alone, not from the vessel picture.
Drawn as: bronze vessel; round base
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