枼(葉), leaf, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Most of the characters formed by the component are pronounced dié, yè or xiè. Continue reading “Component 枼 leaf”
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Component 耑 a sprouting plant
耑, a sprouting plant, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 耑 a sprouting plant”
Component 韭 chives
韭, a pictographic character of chives, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 韭 chives”
Component 麦 a wheat plant
麦 ( traditional 麥), originally a wheat plant, serves as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 麦 a wheat plant”
Component 来 a wheat plant
来, originally a wheat plant, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 来 a wheat plant”