智 is composed of 知 and 日. The philosophy in 智：to be 智 wise, we need to know a little more every day. 要想成为智者/要想有智慧/要想聪明，就得每天知道多一点。
Category: Decode Characters
Radical bow 弓
弓, originally a bow, mainly serves as a semantic component. Characters composed of 弓 express meanings related to bow e.g. 引 张 弛 弧 弦 弱 弹 强 弯. When 弓 serves as a semantic component, it is mainly located in the left or at the bottom of a character. Continue reading “Radical bow 弓”
One eye, one tree, and one heart 想
A very interesting character to learn.
The Chinese heart is traditionally regarded as the organ of thinking and reasoning, as well as feeling. So, you can find the characters with 心 have meanings related to emotion, thought, thinking, feelings, reasoning, etc.
目+木+心？This must be a character having meanings related to emotion, thought, thinking, feelings, reasoning, etc.
木+目=相
+心=想
主 the flame of a lamp
主, a pictographic character of the flame of a lamp, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “主 the flame of a lamp”
网 a net
网, a pictographic character of a net, serves as a semantic component to form characters. When it serves as a component, 网 is written as 罒. Continue reading “网 a net”