囊
náng
#2,037 most
frequent character
sack, purse, pocket (for money)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
囊 has a picture part that is a bag needing only one side tied, and 襄 xiāng as a sound part, though the sound link is unclear in Mandarin. It first meant that kind of bag. Later it grew to bag or sack, then purse and pocket.
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