物
もの · mono · JLPT N5 · noun
thing
📦 物 = ox 牛 + 勿: cattle, the original goods, came to mean any thing
The left side 牛 is ox; the right side 勿 mainly gives the sound. Livestock were the basic possessions, so the character widened to cover any tangible object. Sound hook: mono = one, a single solid thing you can hold.