具

jù
#391 most
frequent character
tool, device, utensil, equipment

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

具 shows two hands holding up a cauldron. The hands were once written 廾 and the pot once 鼎. That picture gave the first meaning, 'to ready food and drink'. From there it grew to 'to prepare', 'to have', 'utensil', and 'tool'.

Drawn as: hands raising cauldron

具 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
sound4 characters

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