即
jí · HSK 7
promptly
🍚 Left side 皀 is a food bowl, right side a kneeling person about to eat — about to = right now, promptly
即 — 皀 (food vessel) + 卩 (kneeling person)
Originally a pictograph showing a person kneeling beside a food vessel, about to eat. The original sense was 'to approach (the meal)' or 'to draw near.' From this came extended meanings like 'immediately,' 'at once,' and 'namely,' since approaching something happens right away.