函
hán
#1,947 most
frequent character
envelope, case, letter
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
函 is a drawing of a quiver that holds arrows, which gave the first meaning. From the quiver it grew to a case, an envelope and a letter.
Drawn as: quiver for arrows
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