Component mortar used to husk or pestle rice 臼

臼, a pictographic character of a mortar used to husk or pestle rice, serves as semantic component to form characters. Also, it can serve phonetic component to form some characters. Characters formed by the semantic component mortar 臼 express things related to mortar or hand.       Continue reading “Component mortar used to husk or pestle rice 臼”

皿 utensil for meals

皿, a pictographic character representing a utensil or vessel for meals, serves as a semantic component to form characters. The characters formed by the semantic component 皿 express meanings related to utensil, vessel, container, box, etc such as 盆, 盘, 盅, 盂, 盛, 盏, 盒, 盖 and so on. Continue reading “皿 utensil for meals”

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