巾, a pictographic of a piece of cloth, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 巾 express things related to cloth, textile, etc. Continue reading “Component 巾 a piece of cloth”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
Component 黍 broomcorn millet
黍, broomcorn millet, serves as phonetic as well as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 黍 broomcorn millet”
Component 枼 leaf
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”
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”