服

fù
#365 most
frequent character
classifier for medicine: dose

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

服 has 𠬝 fú as the sound part. The part written 月 was once 凡, a tray, and it pointed to the first meaning, 'to obey, serve'. That meaning grew to 'uniform' and then to 'clothing'.

服 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

服fú
clothes, dress, serve, take

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