Origin

This character most likely combines the idea of a group or gathering with an office or workplace. The shape suggests a structure or enclosed space where officials or people of the same rank would assemble together. Over time, the character came to mean "office" or an administrative body, and by extension, "comrade" or "fellow" — those who work together in the same place or capacity. The formation appears to represent the concept of people organized in an official context rather than being a direct picture of a single object.