林, a compound ideograph of the forest, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the sematic component 林 have to do with the tree. Continue reading “Component 林 forest”
Category: Compound ideographs
皮 a hand stripping the fur from an animal pelt
皮, originally a hand stripping the fur from an animal pelt, can serve as both phonetic and semantic component to form characters. 皮 is compound ideograph. Continue reading “皮 a hand stripping the fur from an animal pelt”
Component 免 a man in a hat
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”
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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