Before learning Chinese character structure, make sure you understand well the concept of a component. A component is different from a stroke. A component is a part that must have an independent meaning. Continue reading “Chinese character structure: a guide to writing characters well”
Category: Phono-semantic compounds
Everyone has a responsibility to pay off his/her debts
欠债还钱，天经地义。生活中我们总是会欠别人的。欠了别人的就要偿还，这是做“人”的“责”任。这也是“债”这个字包含的意义。
生活中我們總是會欠別人的。欠了別人的就要償還，這是做“人”的“責”任。這也是“債”這個字包含的意義。
To be 智 wise, we need to know a little more every day
智 is composed of 知 and 日. The philosophy in 智：to be 智 wise, we need to know a little more every day. 要想成为智者/要想有智慧/要想聪明，就得每天知道多一点。
One eye, one tree, and one heart 想
A very interesting character to learn.
The Chinese heart is traditionally regarded as the organ of thinking and reasoning, as well as feeling. So, you can find the characters with 心 have meanings related to emotion, thought, thinking, feelings, reasoning, etc.
目+木+心？This must be a character having meanings related to emotion, thought, thinking, feelings, reasoning, etc.
木+目=相
+心=想
How is 年 from? Pictogram of 年
We are celebrating the new year 新年. Do you know how 年 is from? #年year #人man #收割harvest #禾grain
At the end of the year, people harvest ripe crops. 年 came from the image of a man carrying grain on his back. Learn more about 年.