邑, a compound ideographic character of city, serves as semantic component to form characters. When 邑 serves as semantic component , it is written as 阝. Characters formed by the semantic component city 邑 express meanings related to city, state, place, residence, name, etc. 邑 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component city 邑阝”
Category: Character Components
Component 邕 a city surrounded by water
邕, a compound ideographic character of a city surrounded by water, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 邕 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “Component 邕 a city surrounded by water”
Component 厂 a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff
厂, a pictographic character of a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 厂 express meanings related to cliff, mountain, stone, house, etc. Continue reading “Component 厂 a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff”
Component 入 a pointed object
入, a pictographic character of a pointed object, serves as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 入 a pointed object”
Component silk 丝 糹纟
丝, a compound ideographic character of silk, serves as semantic we well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component silk 丝 express things related to silk, rope, cotton, textile, color, etc such as 缝纫线绳纽级纺织纤维纱绿绸缎. Continue reading “Component silk 丝 糹纟”