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.
Category: Phono-semantic compounds
They have the exactly same pronunciation as that of 平
平 is so loyal!
All these characters with the component 平 are pronounced the same as 平 píng. As for their meanings, just check the semantic parts, e.g 枰 ＝ 木 + 平（枰, a kind of tree)，鲆 ＝ 鱼 + 平(鲆, a kind of fish).