Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
荐 廌 艸 ⿱艹廌
Mandarin
jian4, jin4
English
Definitions
recommend (a person); offer; present; recommend a person
Mnemonic
An animal 廌 offered on a bed of grass 艸
Etymology
Notes
This character was originally a deer-like animal 廌 on straw 茻: probably presented as a gift