眉, originally eyebrow, serves as phonetic component. It’s a pictographic character. Continue reading “Component eyebrow 眉”
Category: Character Components
Component ear 耳
耳, pictographic character of ear, serves as semantic component to express things related to ear, hearing, or sound, and also as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component ear 耳”
朋 ancient monetary unit
朋, a pictographic character of two strings of shellfish, ancient monetary units, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “朋 ancient monetary unit”
Component 曾 a cooker for steaming food
曾, originally a cooker for steaming food, serves as phonetic component and combines with other radicals to form new characters. Continue reading “Component 曾 a cooker for steaming food”
Component 畐 a jar
畐, originally a jar, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 畐 a jar”