官
カン

bureaucrat, the government

JLPT3 G4 S8 F230

The relevant oracle bone form of 㠯 is a depiction of objects that have been accumulated and wrapped. 官 adds 宀 roof/building → a number of people wrapped about/enclosed in an (official) building → *government*; *official* → *human organ* (← object controlling a variety of functions, in the manner of an official). Compare 營.

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