Born as a pictograph of a lid on a vessel, 盖 now

This 'sprout' character grew into the name of Chin

Though it looks like 'again' (又) stacked atop 'so

Originally meant 'scent' — neutral and even poeti

It’s not just 'arm' — it’s the meaty upper segm

This 'glue' character hides rice paste in its 米 r