彳, derived from 行, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 彳express meanings related to walking, road, distance, human behaviors, foot movements, etc. Continue reading “Component 彳 road”
Category: Character Components
Component 卖 sell
卖/賣, sell, serves as phonetic component to form characters. The position of 卖 in a character: left, right, bottom.
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”
玉 jade
玉, a pictographic character of a string of jade, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 玉 express things related to jade, jade ware, jade processing, etc. 玉 also serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “玉 jade”
贝 seashell
贝, a pictographic character of a seashell used as money, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 贝 express things related to money, trade or decoration such as 贠, 贷, 贩, 费, 贺, 赆, 贶, 贻, 赁, 赇, 贫, 貥, 贲, 贸, etc. 贝 also serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “贝 seashell”