句 originally meant “bend” and has several different extended meanings. It has two pronunciations jù and gōu. Among all its meanings, the meaning of “sentence” is used most. 句 serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “句 to bend”
Category: Cognates
包 a fetus in the fetal membranes
包, cognate of 胞, originally meant a fetus in the embryonic membranes, a meaning later replaced by 胞. It serves as phonetic component to form characters.
聿 writing brush
聿, cognate of 筆(笔), originally a writing brush. In oracle bone script and bronze script, 聿 
was like a hand hold a writing brush. It serves as phonetic as well as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “聿 writing brush”
丬cognate of 爿
丬, cognate of 爿, has the same origin as 爿, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Both 丬and 爿 denote wood or things related to wood. Continue reading “丬cognate of 爿”
丩 tangled rope
丩, cognate of 纠, a pictographic character of a tangled rope, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “丩 tangled rope”