巨, a pictographic character of a man with a rule/square in hand, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “巨 a man with a rule/square in hand”
Category: Decode Characters
凡 a plate
凡, a pictographic character. There are several versions as to the original meaning of this character, among which is the version that 凡 originally reprensented a plate. 凡 serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “凡 a plate”
爿 the other half of a piece of chopped wood
爿, a pictographic character of the other half of a piece of chopped wood, serve as a semantic component to form characters. When 爿 serves as a semantic component, it expresses meanings related to wood such as 牃 dié, 牁 kē, etc. Continue reading “爿 the other half of a piece of chopped wood”
片 half of a piece of chopped wood
片, a pictographic character of half of a piece of chopped wood, serves as a semantic component to form characters. The other half of a piece of the chopped wood is 爿. Continue reading “片 half of a piece of chopped wood”
干 a fork-like hunting equipment or weapon
干, a pictographic character of an ancient weapon resembling a fork-like stick used for hunting or in warfare, serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “干 a fork-like hunting equipment or weapon”