This character originated from the butcher's practice of
dividing (
) an ox (
) into two halves, in all its length, before cutting up,
was modified to
to facilitate exact division. Hence :
, meaning " half ". Even though it is easy to split one ox into two halves,
the saying proves true : " you cannot get two skins from one ox. "
) an ox (
) into two halves, in all its length, before cutting up,
to facilitate exact division. Hence : 
, meaning " half ". Even though it is easy to split one ox into two halves,
the saying proves true : " you cannot get two skins from one ox. "
