This logogram is of ideographic origin and it was designed to evoke:

A public 官 building where food 飠 is served; 官 also provides the pronunciation

  • public building; shop, house, establishment guǎn
    • food; to eat
      • man, person; people rén
      • good, virtuous, respectable liáng
        • dot diǎn
        • blunt; tough, chewy gěn
    • official, public servant guān
      • roof; house mián
      • according to, for, with; to use

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