及 (jí)

and; to reach; up to; in time for

Etymology

Pictograph of a hand (又) reaching to grab a person (人).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“及,逮也。从又,从人。乁,古文及,《秦刻石》及如此。,亦古文及。,亦古文及。”

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