官
guān · HSK 4
government official
🏛️ 官 = roof 宀 over 㠯 (seal of office); the official under the government roof
Originally depicted a building (宀) housing a stack of tablets or seals (㠯), the seat of officialdom. Appears in 官方 guānfāng (official), 警官 jǐngguān (police officer), 法官 fǎguān (judge).
官 — roof 宀 + mound/many 㠯
Originally a pictograph showing a building (roof 宀) over stacked mounds or seats (㠯), depicting an official residence or government office. The meaning extended from the building itself to the officials who worked there, and then broadly to 'official' or 'government.'