共産～
きょうさん～ · kyousan～ · JLPT N2 · noun
communist
🔨🌾 共 = together, 産 = produce: goods made and shared together, the root of communist
共 (kyou) means together or common, and 産 (san) means produce or birth. Combined, 共産 names a system where the means of production are owned in common. It appears in 共産主義 (communism) and 共産党 (Communist Party).
共 — 两手 (廾) holding up an object
共 originally depicted two hands raised together, lifting or offering something jointly. The ancient form showed a vessel or object held up by paired hands, conveying shared action. From 'lifting together' it shifted to mean 'together,' 'common,' or 'share.'