备, a compound character of a container for arrows, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 备 container for arrows”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
方 flag
方, a pictographic character of a flag, serves as semantic as well phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 方 have to do with flags or army such as 旗, 旅, 施, 旋, 族, 旌, etc. Continue reading “方 flag”
Component flying object 至
至, with original meaning: a flying object (bird/arrow) arrives. It serves as semantic or phonetic component to form characters. Character formed by the semantic component 至 express meanings related to arrive, reach, etc, Continue reading “Component flying object 至”