HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
事
thing, matter, business, affair, or accident.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 事 look like this?
The character is originally a pictograph of a hand holding a decorative tool or a banner, signifying a 'tally holder' or performing an official task. Today, it can be viewed as including the radical '亅' (hook) at its base, representing the 'doing' or 'execution' of a task. It's often thought of as a hand busy with tools.