224) 且

qie

and

Meat is piled in layers on a cutting board (一) for the honoring of ancestors. As layers of meat are laid one after the other, meaning of and is derived from here.

224ax) 女

nu

female; woman

224a) 姐

jie

(elder) sister

woman 女⁹⁶[nǚ] + cutting board/and 且 [qiě]

224yx) 纟

si

224y-132f*) 组

zu

organize

thread 纟 [sī] + cutting board/and 且²²⁴[qiě]

“且”is a description of a cutting board with slices of meat piled on it and means ‘layers of.’ Weaving is the result of thread(纟) being layered together (且). This character also means ‘to organize.’

224zx) 礻

shi

show

altar

224z-126j*) 祖

zu

ancestor

altar/show 礻=示 [shì] + cutting board/and 且²²⁴[qiě]

To place a cutting board (且) full of meat on the altar (礻) as an offering to one’s ancestors.

224wx) 禾

he

224w-139d*) 租

zu

rent

rice plant 禾 [hé] + cutting board/and 且²²⁴[qiě]

Sheaves of rice (禾) stacked in a corner to pay as rent looks like meat on a chopping board (且) ready to be offered to the gods.

224bx) 力

li

224b) 助

zhu

help

cutting board/and 且 [qiě] + power 力¹⁵⁹[lì]

Meaning of to help is derived as people pile together their efforts (力) like the meat on the cutting board (且).

224cx) 木

mu

224c) 查

cha

check; investigate

tree 木²¹⁰[mù] + cutting board/and 且 [qiě]

One needs to investigate whether woods (木) are straight enough to be piled or stacked together – as in the meat on cutting board (且) – to make a raft of timber.

224dx) 宀

mian

224d) 宜

yi

suitable

house 宀¹⁴¹[mián] + cutting board/and 且 [qiě]

an act of honoring the ancestors in a home (宀), which is considered appropriate and suitable, with the meat piled on a cutting board (且).

224e) 谊

yi

friendship

word 讠=言²²[yán] + suitable 宜 [yí]

Friendship between two close friends can become stronger when appropriate (宜) words (讠) are used politely.