林, a compound ideograph of the forest, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the sematic component 林 have to do with the tree. Continue reading “Component 林 forest”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
Component 木 tree
木, tree, serves as semantic as well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 木 express things related to plants, woody plants, wood products, etc. Continue reading “Component 木 tree”
Component 草 grass
草, grass, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 艹 grass express meanings related to plant such as grass, flowers, herbs, etc such as 芝, 芦, 苗, 芽, 芙, 花, 芥, 菜, 芒, 芳, 菜, 芍, 药, 苍, etc. Continue reading “Component 草 grass”
Component 夌 a foot climbing a mountain
夌, originally a foot climbing a mountain, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 夌 a foot climbing a mountain”
Component 舟 boat
舟, a pictographic character of boat, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 舟 express things related to boat or ship. 舟 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 舟 boat”