移植
yízhí · HSK 7
transplant
🌱 移 (move) + 植 (plant) = move a plant elsewhere = transplant or graft
移 means to shift or move; 植 means to plant. Together they describe moving a living thing to a new spot: a seedling to fresh soil, or an organ into a new body. Medical transplants and grafted branches both fit.
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.