Ideographic: A perennial; grass 艹 that survives 存 year-after-yearRadical:

meaning for jiàn:

  • - to recommend
  • - to offer sacrifice (arch.)
  • - grass
  • - straw matto recommend
  • - recommendationto recommendto recommend oneself (for a job)to recommend sb
  • - to give a referralMao Sui recommends himself (idiom)
  • - to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)