兌 (duì)

Etymology

Depicts words (八) coming out of a person's (人) mouth (口).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“兌，說也。从儿，聲。”

Original meaning

joyous

Components

• 八 (iconic) — Represents words coming out of the mouth.
• 口 (iconic)
• 人 (iconic)