目, a pictographic character of eye, mainly serves as semantic component to for characters. Characters formed by the semantic component eye 目 express things related to eyes, vision, actions of eyes, etc. Continue reading “Component eye 目”
Category: Pictograms
琴 a musical instrument
琴, cognate of 珡, a pictographic character of a musical instrument. 琴 is a general name for certain musical instruments. Continue reading “琴 a musical instrument”
壶 a kettle/pot
壶 is a pictographic character which depicts a kettle, with lid, body, handle and base.
Component 卤 a pot of salt
卤, a pictographic character of a pot of salt, serves as a semantic component to form characters. The characters formed by the semantic component 卤 express meanings related to salt. Continue reading “Component 卤 a pot of salt”
Component 克 a person shouldering things
克, a pictographic character of a person shouldering things, serves as phonetic as well as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 克 a person shouldering things”