Origin

The left side of this character shows the food radical, which classifies it as a word related to eating. The right side, pronounced "hou," is a sound hint that tells you roughly how to say the full character — it doesn't add meaning. Together, the shape means something like "having eaten enough food" — when your stomach is full from eating, you become sated and tired of food. Over time, the meaning extended from being full of food to feeling bored or satiated in general.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).