适
適shì
#662 most
frequent character
to fit, suitable, proper, just (now)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
适 has 辶 movement as the meaning part and 舌 shé as the sound part. It first meant 'to go; to arrive'. The sense then grew to 'marry into a family', 'adapt', and 'suitable'.
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