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”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
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”
高 a tall building
高, a pictographic character of a tall building, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Some of the characters formed by the phonetic component tall building 高 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “高 a tall building”
Component 景 sunlight
景, a compound ideographic character of sunlight, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 景 sunlight”