Origin

This character combines wood (木), the material that desks and tables are made from, with a sound component (几) that hints at the pronunciation. The wood radical on the left tells you the character is about something wooden, while the right side provides a clue to how the word sounds in Chinese. Together, these parts create a character that represents a practical wooden furniture piece used for working or eating.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).