"He who sows his grain in the field puts his trust in
heaven," so observed the proverb. A bountiful yield of grain was therefore
gratefully acknowledged as having "come" from above. Thus
,
originally a pictograph of growing wheat or barley, came to stand for
"come". The simplified form grafts rice ()
on to tree ()
to produce
- a character no less welcome
,
originally a pictograph of growing wheat or barley, came to stand for
"come". The simplified form grafts rice (
)
on to tree (
)
to produce
