巴, originally snake, means: to hope for anxiously; to expect; to cling to; to stick to. It serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “component snake 巴”
Category: Character Components
Component 厉 rubstone
厉, originally rubstone, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 厉 rubstone”
Component 丘 mound
丘, a pictographic character of a mound, serves as semantic as well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 丘 express meanings related to hill or mound. Continue reading “Component 丘 mound”
土 a heap of soil
土, a pictographic character of a heap of soil, serves as semantic we well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 土 express meanings related to soil, earth, or land. Continue reading “土 a heap of soil”
水 water
水, a pictographic character of water, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 水 have to do with water or express extended meanings. Continue reading “水 water”