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Edited etymology
Changed fields: hint, components, customSources
Original meaning: to look down
Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
Components
臣 IconicSimplified component
Depicts an eye.
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 臣 than it was in ancient scripts.
品 SoundIconicSimplified component
Here used to depict a pile of objects.