奉
fèng
#1,380 most
frequent character
to offer (tribute)
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
奉 has a hand as the meaning part; 𡗗 is now empty but once was two hands and 丰, which supplied sound and was the offered object. It first meant holding something with two hands, then grew to offer, respect, and receive.
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