皿
さら · sara · JLPT N3 · noun
home plate
🍽️ 皿 began as a drawing of a shallow dish on a stand: the dish itself
The character is a pictograph of a footed vessel seen from the side. It sits at the bottom of 盆 (basin) and 盛 (to heap food), so anything with 皿 underneath is about serving. Sound hook: sara, as in Sara sets the plates.