各

Ideogrammatic compound:

夂 (뒤져올 치) — represents a foot or movement, derived from a flipped form of 止 ("to stop");

口 (입 구) — represents a location or direction.

Originally, the character depicted a person walking toward a place — implying “to arrive” or “to go.”

Over time, this original meaning faded, and 各 came to mean “each,” “respective,” or “individual.” Emphasizing separateness or distribution one by one.

The older meanings related to "going" or "arriving" were eventually absorbed by other characters such as:

格 (격식 격) – standard, pattern;

略 (대략 략) – strategy, outline.

Survives in modern expressions across Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese, including:

각자 (各自) – each person;

각국 (各國) – each country;

各位 – each person (formal address);

各方面 – various aspects/sides.