企
キ, くわだ.てる, たくら.む

undertake, scheme, design, attempt, plan

JLPT1 G7 S6 F278

As per 止# (stand straight) + ?a variant of 人 person → stand on tiptoes, alert to carry out a *plan*, *plot* or *scheme* (compare 跂 and 僥) → *attempt* (← attempt to carry out a plan).

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