WHOLE CHARACTER
件jiàn
measure word: item (一件事); thing; item that can be counted (零件); document; file (文件); event; incident (事件)
件 counts things one by one (一件事 'a matter') and names them too: 文件 'document', 事件 'incident', 零件 'parts'.
ZDIC: 会意,从亻、从牛 — the modern use is counting and naming things, one by one.
LEFT: THE PERSON SIDE
亻rén
person (from 人)
Left-side person form; not a standalone page.
In 件: left: the person side Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT: THE COW PIECE NAMED BY ZDIC
牛niú
cow; ox
Repeated in 犇.
In 件: right: the cow piece named by ZDIC Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.