丰 a utensil filled with jade strings

丰 is 豐 a pictographic character. In the oracle bone inscription, the top of 丰 is like a utensil filled with jade strings, and the bottom is like a 豆-shaped container.

Check out 豆.

There is also another version of the origin of 丰, in which 丰 is like a plant in the oracle bone inscription. 

丰 mainly serves as a phonetic component to form characters

沣、盽 、妦、仹、寷、蘴、麷、靊 fēng, fēng, fēng, fēng, fēng, fēng, fēng, fēng
蚌、玤 bàng, bàng
肨、炐 pàng, pàng
夆 féng
邦 bāng

丰 also serves as a semantic component to form characters

艳 yàn, 害 hài, 砉 xū/huā

Attention:

The 丰 in 彗 actually is not related to the “丰” in this post. Check out the component 彗 hand holding a broom made of bamboo

Common words and set phrases of 丰