The story of 眾

numerous, crowd

眾 depicts three people(人) standing beneath the sun(should be 日, but now has became 目). Sunlight is a natural resource which can be shared by many many people, thus representing the meaning of a great amount. 眾 has the same meaning as 众, while 众 is seen as the simplified form of 眾 and mainly used in mainland China.

Vocabulary of 眾

  • 大眾 (public)
  • 眾多 (many)

Classification

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