The story of 卽

approach, once

卽 is composed of 皀 and 卩, 皀 depicts a utensil full of cooked grains (rice), 卩 is the picture of a kneeling man, so 卽 depicts a man kneeling next to a utensil, he is eating, its original meaning is dining, since a man need to get close to the utensil if he want to eat, 卽 also means getting close. In addition, 即 is the variant of 卽, both share the same meaning and pronunciation.