葬 (zàng)
old variant of 葬[zang4]
Etymology
Depicts burying a dead body (死) beneath the grass (茻).
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“葬,藏也。从死在茻中。一其中,所以薦之。《易》曰:‘古之葬者,厚衣之以薪。’”
Components
- 茻 (iconic) — Bottom part looks like unrelated 廾.
- 死 (iconic) — Used here to depict a dead body.