止, a pictographic character of toe, can act as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component toe 止 have to do with toe, foot, foot movements or actions. 止 can also serve as phonetic component to form characters, many of which have the same pronunciation as 止. Continue reading “Component toe 止”
Category: Decode Characters
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”
Component 巢 a bird nest
巢, a pictographic character of a bird nest, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 巢 a bird nest”
Component 气 cloud
气, a pictographic character of cloud, air flow, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 气 express meanings related to gas or chemical elements in the form of gas such as 氢, 氰, 氮, 氯, 氥, 氧, 氚, etc. 气 can also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 气 cloud”