爫 is derived from hand too. Characters formed by the component 爫 have to do with hands, actions of hands, etc, such as 采，觅，受，etc. Continue reading “爫 hand XI”
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又 hand IV
又, a variant of 手, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 又 have to do with hand-related actions or hand-related extended meanings. Continue reading “又 hand IV”
册 a book of bamboo slips
册, a pictographic character resembling vertical slips of bamboo strung together by two strings, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “册 a book of bamboo slips”
皿 utensil for meals
皿, a pictographic character representing a utensil or vessel for meals, serves as a semantic component to form characters. The characters formed by the semantic component 皿 express meanings related to utensil, vessel, container, box, etc such as 盆, 盘, 盅, 盂, 盛, 盏, 盒, 盖 and so on. Continue reading “皿 utensil for meals”
Component 白 light emitted by the rising sun
白, a pictographic character of the light emitted by the rising sun, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 白 have to do with bright, white or express extended meanings. 白 can also serve as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 白 light emitted by the rising sun”