疒nè, a byword for illness, can combine with other words to express different diseases or disease-related concepts, and many words read exactly the same after they get “infected” with 疒, such as 正, 志, 豆, 全, 皮, 巴, 风.
Category: Decode Characters
尸 vs 户
From their writing, the only thing making 尸 and 户 different is that point. How about their meanings? Which one is more versatile? Continue reading “尸 vs 户”
Don’t be arrogant 自大
自大一点就臭。You can say that no matter literally or metaphorically. Literally, 自 + 大 +丶＝ 臭; metaphorically, if someone is 自大（arrogant, pretentious), he or she will be 臭(repulsive).
Radical mound 阝阜: on the left or right?
The radical mound 阝is originally from the character 阜 fù. Characters with the radical mound 阝have to do with “terrain, rise, lower, etc” or its extended meaning. Continue reading “Radical mound 阝阜: on the left or right?”
Natural phenomena related to rain 雨
You know frost 霜 shuāng fog, 雾 wù dew, 露 lù thunder, 雷 léi hail, 雹 báo etc, are all natural phenomena related to water vapor in the air. These natural phenomena are best demonstrated by Chinese characters composed of the radical 雨.
Tips:
Upon seeing characters with 雨 on the top, just think of the natural phenomena related to water vapor. These characters are semantic top-phonetic bottom such as 雨 yǔ + 非 fēi ＝ 霏fēi, 雨 yǔ + 厉 lì ＝ 雳 lì.
