This character 诬 seems to tell us that a witch’s mouth speaks no good words. Do you still believe in a witch or a wizard? Continue reading “All words with 诬 have negative meanings”
Category: Decode Characters
List of pictograms
Chinese pictograms depict the objects they represent in a pictorial way, and they are the most original form of character formation. In this post, you can get the list of pictograms with pictures showing the character evolution. Continue reading “List of pictograms”
Right writing order of the dot 点的正确笔顺
The troke “点 dot” can locate at different positions in characters and its writing order also varies. How to write it correctly in each case? Continue reading “Right writing order of the dot 点的正确笔顺”
尧 high
尧 is derived from 堯, in which 垚 (yáo) is soil or a high mountain, and 兀 (wù) is a person in kneeling pose, so “尧” means high. 尧 is compound ideograph. Continue reading “尧 high”
丰 a utensil filled with jade strings
丰 is 豐 a pictographic character. In the oracle bone inscription, the top of 丰 is like a utensil filled with jade strings, and the bottom is like a 豆-shaped container. Continue reading “丰 a utensil filled with jade strings”