The story of 服

obey, clothes

服 is composed of the variant of 凡(ordinary) and 𠬝 (to submit, to conquer).𠬝 is the picture of a hand grabbing a kneeling man, which has already had the meaning of subduing or submission, 凡 depicts a vessel, means serving someone with a vessel. On the other hand, 服 also means clothes, since clothes is soft and tender, submissive as slave.