土 resembles dirt on the ground. 
（chuí）is a phonetic component and resembles flowers. Together, they symbolize stones and plants that were used in ancient times to delineate boundaries. The original meaning of 垂 was border area or frontier, a meaning that is now expressed by 陲. Continue reading “Component 垂”
Category: Plants
Component 麦 a wheat plant
麦 ( traditional 麥), originally a wheat plant, serves as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 麦 a wheat plant”
Component 来 a wheat plant
来, originally a wheat plant, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 来 a wheat plant”
Component 秀 grain crops putting forth ears and flowers
秀, grain crops putting forth ears and flowers, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 秀 grain crops putting forth ears and flowers”
Component 帝 a flower stalk
帝, originally a flower stalk, serves as phonetic component to form characters. 帝 is a pictographic character. Continue reading “Component 帝 a flower stalk”