平 airflow passes and disperses

In bronze inscriptions, it 平 is composed of 于 (airflow passing obstacles) and 八 (moving in separate directions). That’s to say, the airflow passes and disperses. Seal script suggests a comfortable(兮)and calm(一)tone. Regular script resembles an object with two equal halves. 平 serves as semantic component to form characters.  Continue reading “平 airflow passes and disperses”

Component silk 丝 糹纟

丝, a compound ideographic character of silk, serves as semantic we well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component silk 丝 express things related to silk, rope, cotton, textile, color, etc such as 缝纫线绳纽级纺织纤维纱绿绸缎. Continue reading “Component silk 丝 糹纟”

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