I’m character very different from the common ones, because I like to live alone in the mountains to stay far away from the noisy world. Do you know who I am? Continue reading “People live in the mountains”
Category: Compound ideographs
Ten people work together
Ten people work together, and they all have to contribute to achieve the aim. Teamwork really counts! I’m a character for teamwork. Check me out! Continue reading “Ten people work together”
Chinese character structure: a guide to writing characters well
Before learning Chinese character structure, make sure you understand well the concept of a component. A component is different from a stroke. A component is a part that must have an independent meaning. Continue reading “Chinese character structure: a guide to writing characters well”
美 beautiful
羊? + 大 = 美
How to understand the origin of 美： Continue reading “美 beautiful”
刍 a hand holding a bunch of hay
刍, a compound ideograph of a hand holding a bunch of hay/grass, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the phonetic component 刍 have the same or similar pronunciation as 刍.