卓
タク, すぐる, たか, たかし
eminent, table, desk, high
JLPT1 G7 S8 F1348
As per 早# (rising of the sun) + a variant of 人 person → person who rises above others → *excel*. For the idea of being excellent in the sense of surpassing, compare 特. *Table* is a borrowed meaning.
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