冒, a cloth hat, is a cognate of 帽. 冒 serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the phonetic component 冒 have the same pronunciation mào. Continue reading “Component 冒 a cloth hat”
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弋 a small spike
弋, originally a small spike, serves as a phonetic component to form characters or as a component without meanings. Continue reading “弋 a small spike”
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手 hand XII
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, the twelfth variant of hand in Chinese, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Although there are not so many characters formed by this component, recognizing it helps you understand the meanings of the characters with this component. Continue reading “手 hand XII”
攴 hand VII
攴 is derived from 手. It serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the component 攴 express meanings related to actions of hand such as beating, rapping, etc. Continue reading “攴 hand VII”