卖/賣, sell, serves as phonetic component to form characters. The position of 卖 in a character: left, right, bottom.
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
Component 金钅metals in general, gold, money
金, a compound ideographic character of metals in general, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 金 express meanings related to metal, metal products, etc. 金 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 金钅metals in general, gold, money”
玉 jade
玉, a pictographic character of a string of jade, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 玉 express things related to jade, jade ware, jade processing, etc. 玉 also serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “玉 jade”
贝 seashell
贝, a pictographic character of a seashell used as money, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 贝 express things related to money, trade or decoration such as 贠, 贷, 贩, 费, 贺, 赆, 贶, 贻, 赁, 赇, 贫, 貥, 贲, 贸, etc. 贝 also serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “贝 seashell”
圭 tablet of jade
圭, a compound ideographic character of a tablet of jade, used for sacrifices or funerals. 圭 can serve as a semantic as well as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “圭 tablet of jade”