聿, cognate of 筆(笔), originally a writing brush. In oracle bone script and bronze script, 聿 --/017yu/21jin00.gif){kind=small}
was like a hand hold a writing brush. It serves as phonetic as well as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “聿 writing brush”
Category: Pictograms
若 a woman tidying her hair
若 is a pictographic character. The oracle bone script --new/048ruo/[2]jin(1).gif){kind=small}
depicts a woman tidying her hair with both hands, indicating that a woman is meek and obedient. Continue reading “若 a woman tidying her hair”
几 a long narrow table
几, a pictographic character of a long narrow table, serves as a semantic as well as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “几 a long narrow table”
丩 tangled rope
丩, cognate of 纠, a pictographic character of a tangled rope, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “丩 tangled rope”
工 carpenter’s square
工, a pictographic character of a carpenter’s square or a bladed tool, serves as a semantic as well as a phonetic component to form character. Continue reading “工 carpenter’s square”