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: Character Components
Component leather 革
革, originally leather, hide, serves as semantic component to express meanings related to leather or leather products.
爫 hand XI
爫 is derived from hand too. Characters formed by the component 爫 have to do with hands, actions of hands, etc, such as 采，觅，受，etc. Continue reading “爫 hand XI”
攵 hand VIII
A man holding a stick is with a cow. What is he doing? He is pasturing (牧). Check out the component 攵, the eighth variant of 手. Continue reading “攵 hand VIII”
廾 hand v
Use your two hands to unfasten a bolt, then you 开/open a door. 开 means “open” because of this part 廾.