移
yí · HSK 4
shift
🌾 禾 (grain) + 多 (many) — moving grain from field to field
The left side 禾 means grain or crop, and the right side 多 means many. Originally referred to relocating grain or transplanting rice seedlings, which broadened to mean shift, move, or transform.
移 — grain 禾 + many 多
Originally a semantic-phonetic compound: 禾 (grain) gives the meaning and 多 (duō) suggested the sound in Old Chinese. It first referred to transplanting rice seedlings, then broadened to mean 'to move, shift, or relocate' in general.