產

produce

產 is composed of 文 (language), 厂 (cliff), and 生 (grow). 文 represents order or pattern, 厂 is a pictograph of a cliff and means to cut level, while 生 depicts a plant growing out of the soil. 產 conveys the idea of clearing mountains and opening up land in order to plant crops. Its original meaning is to level or to cut away, but this sense was later taken over by the character 剷. Nowadays, 產 broadly refers to anything that grows naturally or is manufactured by human effort.

Vocabulary of 產

  • 產品 (product)
  • 產卵 (lay eggs)
  • 地產 (estate)

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