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Likely derived from the 米 (“rice, uncooked rice”) character.^[1] Used on signage for rice sellers.^[1]

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1. similar in function to an asterisk or bullet point

In Japanese, it is called the 米印 (komejirushi, literally “rice mark, rice symbol”) because it looks like 米 (kome), the kanji for uncooked rice.

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1. A reference mark used at the beginning of a note.

Known variously in Korean as the 참고표(參考標) (“reference mark”) or 당구장표(撞球場標) (“billiard-table mark”).

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1. A character used to separate paragraphs.