Kanji 薦: recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer
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Kanji 薦: recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
Core meaning: 薦
recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
Mnemonic story
Imagine selecting the finest grass (艹) dried over a fire (灬) inside a building (广) to offer to a guest or deity. This act of picking out the best to present evolved into the meanings of 'recommend' and 'encourage.'