庶 means “common people, ordinary”

しょ · sho

Also: commoner, all, bastard

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ショ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 11 strokes

The story

Under one broad roof (广), a crowd gathered over the cooking fire (灬): picture the many ordinary households. 庶民 are the common people, a 庶民的 diner is cheap and down to earth, and an office's 庶務 desk handles the everyday odds and ends.

Used in 庶民 (shomin, common people), 庶民的 (shominteki, down-to-earth/affordable), and 庶務 (shomu, general affairs)

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