Origin

This character combines the idea of hands (the component that looks like two arms or hands) on either side of a tree (木, the wood radical in the middle). The double-hand framing suggests the action of planting or working with trees—grasping, positioning, and caring for them. Over time, this visual image of hands actively engaged with a tree came to represent the act of planting and the plantation itself. The repeated hand component emphasizes the deliberate human labor involved in cultivation.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).