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I interpret that character as "three boxes" so "goods" is a very intuitive translation :)

• throwanem 10y ago
  Yeah, I'm not sure what world you have to live in for "three-mouthed monster" to be a more obvious meaning for that glyph than "stacked crates". But I think I might like to visit.
  • cheiVia0 10y ago
    I see you haven't gotten to the 4th paragraph of TFA... "口" = mouth, not crate "品" is a stack of mouth characters
    • throwanem 10y ago
      I read the whole article, thanks. Do you think it's possible that more than one square or rectangular thing may exist?
• comex 10y ago
  According to kanjinetworks.com that is, in fact, what the etymology boils down to: > Square-shaped object (tripled) → high-quality goods spread throughout a protective container (compare 舗 and 販) → quality; counter for goods; (person's) character; grade; value. http://www.kanjinetworks.com/eng/kanji-dictionary/online-kanji-etymology-dictionary.cfm?kanji_id=PAM04 http://www.kanjinetworks.com/eng/kanji-dictionary/online-kan...