亭, a pictographic character of a pavilion, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Most of the characters formed by the phonetic component 亭 are in the left-right structure with 亭 on the right side. Continue reading “亭 a pavilion”
Category: Pictograms
Chinese character structure: a guide to writing characters well
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”
Component eyebrow 眉
眉, originally eyebrow, serves as phonetic component. It’s a pictographic character. Continue reading “Component eyebrow 眉”
Component ear 耳
耳, pictographic character of ear, serves as semantic component to express things related to ear, hearing, or sound, and also as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component ear 耳”
朋 ancient monetary unit
朋, a pictographic character of two strings of shellfish, ancient monetary units, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “朋 ancient monetary unit”