埋
mán
#1,638 most
frequent character
used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
埋 uses 土 dirt as the meaning part and 里 lǐ for the sound. It first meant to put something in the ground to hide it. From that it grew to bury. Read mán, it means to blame or complain, a sense borrowed for the sound.
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