或
huò · HSK 2
or
或 = 戈 (spear) + 囗 (border) + 一 (land): guard territory, perhaps
Originally meant 'country/territory' — a spear (戈) guarding a bordered land. Later borrowed for the abstract sense 'or/perhaps', and 國 (国) took over the original 'country' meaning.
或 — 戈 dagger-axe + 口 mouth/area + 一 boundary line
或 originally depicted a dagger-axe (戈) guarding a bounded territory (口 with 一), meaning 'country' or 'domain' — the ancestor of 國/国. Over time it was borrowed for the abstract sense 'perhaps, maybe, or,' so a new 囗 enclosure was added around it to write the original 'country' meaning.