巩
鞏gǒng
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frequent character
(bound form) to fix in place
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
巩 gǒng takes sound from 工 gōng. Its lower part 凡 is now empty; it once was 丮, which showed hands doing a task. The character first meant to hold onto, then grew to secure and solid.
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