弓, a pictographic character of a bow, serves as a semantic component to forms characters. The characters formed by the semantic component have to do with the bow. Continue reading “Component 弓 bow”
Author: Decode Mandarin Chinese
Component 刀 Knife
刀, a pictographic character of a knife, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 刀 express meanings related to the knife, such as 刮, 剃, 删, 削, 剖, 利, 罚, 别, 辨, 割, etc. 刀 also serves as a phonetic component to form characters such as 叨.
知音难觅
“知音难觅/知音難覓。A faithful friend is hard to find.”
江山易改本性难移
“江山易改本性难移/江山易改本性難移。A leopard never changes his spots.”
你认识“嬲”吗？
男+女+男=嬲
Do you know this character? It is mainly used in Northwest China. The structure of this character seems interesting. Is it a verb, adjective or noun? What does it mean?
男+女+男=嬲 niǎo
Do you know this character? It is mainly used in Northwest China. The structure of this character seems interesting. It is a verb and means: tease, frolic, play with, flirt with