农
辳nóng
#465 most
frequent character
variant of 農|农[nong2]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
农 is a short form of 農. Older 農 showed two hands gripping a plow, meaning to hoe a field. 田 field came later to stress the field setting. From that came agriculture, and then the person who farms.
Drawn as: hands gripping a plow
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