它 tā, originally a snake, is used as a pronoun “it” in modern Chinese. It can act as phonetic component to form characters. Many of the characters formed by the phonetic component snake 它 have the same pronunciation tuó. Continue reading “Component snake 它”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
Radical heart 心
The radical 心 can combine with other parts in two different ways to form new characters. Continue reading “Radical heart 心”
They have the exactly same pronunciation as that of 平
平 is so loyal!
All these characters with the component 平 are pronounced the same as 平 píng. As for their meanings, just check the semantic parts, e.g 枰 ＝ 木 + 平（枰, a kind of tree)，鲆 ＝ 鱼 + 平(鲆, a kind of fish).
Radical 月 moon: “月” is on the left or right?
When “月” appears on the right side of a character, it has to do with “time, weather, etc”
