土, a pictographic character of a heap of soil, serves as semantic we well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 土 express meanings related to soil, earth, or land. Continue reading “土 a heap of soil”
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水 water
水, a pictographic character of water, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 水 have to do with water or express extended meanings. Continue reading “水 water”
Component 山 mountain
山, a pictographic character of a mountain, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 山 express meanings related to mountain, stone, or tall things, etc. 山 also serves as phonetic component.
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Component 石 a rock at the foot of a cliff
石 a pictographic character of a rock at the foot of a cliff, serves as semantic as well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 石 express meanings related to earth, rock, or earth or rock related instruments. Continue reading “Component 石 a rock at the foot of a cliff”
Component 日 the sun
日, pictographic character of the sun, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 日 have to do with the sun, light, time, dryness, etc such as 明, 早, 晚, 旧, 旭, 时, 旷, 晒, 昆, 旺, 昏, 晕, 暖. Continue reading “Component 日 the sun”