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It represents a container or bowl, used to refer to various types of dishes or containers.

皿 is a pictogram (an ideogram based on shape) originally created by modeling the shape of a dish or container.
Its meaning has been extended to cover vessels in general, including bowls, cups, dishes, basins, and similar types of containers.

#100 — to be born, to live, raw, uncooked

#101 — to use, to employ

#102 — field, farm field

#103 — a pair, the leg below the knee

#104 — to lean on while sick

#105 — to be reverse, to spread or raise the feet outward

#106 — white, clean, clear, to explain, to report

#107 — skin, hide

#108 — dish, bowl

#109 — eye

#110 — spear, lance

#111 — arrow

#112 — stone, rock

#113 — to show, to display, to demonstrate, to reveal, to indicate, to exhibit

#114 — animal footprint

#115 — grain, cereal

#116 — hole, cave

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