館 (guǎn)

public building; shop, house, establishment

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 官 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“館，客舍也。从食，官聲。《周禮》：‘五十里有市，市有館，館有積，以待朝聘之客。’”

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