干, a pictographic character of an ancient weapon resembling a fork-like stick used for hunting or in warfare, serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “干 a fork-like hunting equipment or weapon”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
ナ hand X
ナ is a variant of hand 手. Characters formed by the component ナ express things related to hand or extended meanings. Continue reading “ナ hand X”
殳 hand IX
殳 is derived from 手 hand. It serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 殳 express actions or hand-related extended meanings such as 毁, 役, and so on. Continue reading “殳 hand IX”
丁 a nail
丁, a pictographic character of a nail, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “丁 a nail”
Component 禀 grant grain
禀, originally grant grain, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the phonetic component 禀 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “Component 禀 grant grain”