韭, a pictographic character of chives, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 韭 chives”
Category: Decode Characters
Component two wings 非
非, originally two wings, can act as a phonetic component as well as a semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component two wings 非”
Component 帝 a flower stalk
帝, originally a flower stalk, serves as phonetic component to form characters. 帝 is a pictographic character. Continue reading “Component 帝 a flower stalk”
Component 朿 a tree with thorns
朿, originally a tree with thorns, is a cognate of 刺. It serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 朿 a tree with thorns”
Component 才 a plant in initial growth stage
才, a pictographic character of a plant in initial growth stage, serves as phonetic component to form characters. 才 serves as semantic component in the compound ideographic character 闭. Continue reading “Component 才 a plant in initial growth stage”