In bronze inscriptions, it 平 is composed of 于 (airflow passing obstacles) and 八 (moving in separate directions). That’s to say, the airflow passes and disperses. Seal script suggests a comfortable（兮）and calm（一）tone. Regular script resembles an object with two equal halves. 平 serves as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “平 airflow passes and disperses”
Category: Natural phenomena
Component 白 light emitted by the rising sun
白, a pictographic character of the light emitted by the rising sun, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 白 have to do with bright, white or express extended meanings. 白 can also serve as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 白 light emitted by the rising sun”
Component 景 sunlight
景, a compound ideographic character of sunlight, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 景 sunlight”
穴 a cave
穴, a pictographic character of a cave, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component cave 穴 have to do with the cave, hole or extended meanings. Continue reading “穴 a cave”
Component 金钅metals in general, gold, money
金, a compound ideographic character of metals in general, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 金 express meanings related to metal, metal products, etc. 金 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 金钅metals in general, gold, money”