免, a pictographic character of a man in a hat, cognate with 冕, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 免 a man in a hat”
Category: Compound ideographs
你认识“嬲”吗？
男+女+男=嬲
Do you know this character? It is mainly used in Northwest China. The structure of this character seems interesting. Is it a verb, adjective or noun? What does it mean?
男+女+男=嬲 niǎo
Do you know this character? It is mainly used in Northwest China. The structure of this character seems interesting. It is a verb and means: tease, frolic, play with, flirt with
A man is shot with an arrow and he gets injured
一个人中箭了 A man is shot with an arrow and he gets injured, so he has to stay in bed to recuperate.
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男人在家 A man at home
If a man finishes his farm working or has no farm working and stays at home, he is free and at leisure. What character is it if a man stays at home? Continue reading “男人在家 A man at home”
女人在家 A woman at home
Hi, I’m a Chinese character. I was originally created this way to express “safe”. Continue reading “女人在家 A woman at home”