臤 (qiān)

Etymology

Depicts a hand (又) gouging an eye (臣).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“臤，堅也。从又，臣聲。讀若‘鏗鏘’之‘鏗’。古文以為賢字。”

Components

• 臣 (iconic) — Depicts an eye.
• 又 (iconic)