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This character upsets me: 器


michfr

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A beginner's dictionary that I own (常用漢字) says that the four 口's represent people, and that the idea of dishes (and later equipment) comes from the idea of "dishes for people and for the dog." However you interpret it, this is a strange character.

There's something to michfr's reading though, zhongwen.com gives "roast" as an archaic meaning for 然, the meat (肉) of a dog (犬) on the fire.

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This is one of those characters with a few others that doesn't seem to "fit" in with other chinese characters. Of course this is just a silly limitation in my own mind. There are a few others, but I don't know what they mean.

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