Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
郑 has ⻏ (city/state) as the picture part; 关 is now empty, shortened from 奠 diàn, which once added both meaning and sound. It first named a feudal kingdom of the Zhou and also meant 'to lay a foundation.' The simplified 郑 stands for 鄭.
Drawn as: city-state
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