主, a pictographic character of the flame of a lamp, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “主 the flame of a lamp”
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网 a net
网, a pictographic character of a net, serves as a semantic component to form characters. When it serves as a component, 网 is written as 罒. Continue reading “网 a net”
Component 豊 an ancient sacrificial vessel
豊, originally an ancient sacrificial vessel, serves as a phonetic component to form characters.
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Component 鼎 three-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel
鼎, three-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel/tripod cauldron, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the the semantic component 鼎 express things related to the cooking vessel/tripod caldron. 鼎 also serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 鼎 three-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel”
Component 壹 a kettle
壹, originally a kettle/pot, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 壹 a kettle”