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carrier, carry, all

JLPT2 G7 S10 F649

The element at left was originally not 舟 but a rounded tray. action indicator was added to suggest "*carry*/transport a tray on which objects are *spread out*" (compare 販, in which goods are spread on a board for sale) → *circle*; *(in) general*; *all* (← spread of objects from a starting point).

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