肙, a small worm, serves as phonetic component to form characters. There are just several characters formed by the component small worm 肙 Continue reading “Component small worm 肙”
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Component horn 角
角, originally a horn, has the extended meaning: angle, corner. It serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component horn 角 express meanings related to horn such as 触, 解, 犄, 斛, 觞. Continue reading “Component horn 角”
Component egg 卵
卵, egg, ovum, roe, spawn, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the component egg have to do with egg. Continue reading “Component egg 卵”
皮 a hand stripping the fur from an animal pelt
皮, originally a hand stripping the fur from an animal pelt, can serve as both phonetic and semantic component to form characters. 皮 is compound ideograph. Continue reading “皮 a hand stripping the fur from an animal pelt”
Component 夏 a human figure representing a great man
夏, a compound ideographic character of originally a human figure representing a “great” man, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 夏 a human figure representing a great man”