Trace Panda
■ radical

wèi

to do

How it’s built

Pictograph of a hand guiding an elephant to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".

iconic

(hand); again

iconic

elephant; shape; appearance

Through the ages

Bronze script
Seal script

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