incident; event
事 (shì) · 8 strokes
The characters 史 (history), 吏 (government official), 使 (cause; use; instruct), and 事 (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a h…
件 (jiàn) · 6 strokes
Depicts a person (亻) cutting a cow (牛) into pieces.