鬻

Glyph origin
— congee. is a cauldron with three hollow legs, in which is cooked. The two 弓 depict the steam emitted from the congee in the cauldron.

is the reduced form of the character 鬻. 鬻 has since been phonetically borrowed to mean "to sell".

Etymology

 * "to sell"
 * Compare 🇨🇬 . May not be related to.

Definitions

 * 1)  to sell; to vend
 * 2)  to use; to usurp
 * 1)  to use; to usurp

Definitions

 * 1)  young and small; immature

Kanji

 * 1) to sell; to peddle