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”
Category: Pictograms
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”
丁 a nail
丁, a pictographic character of a nail, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “丁 a nail”
高 a tall building
高, a pictographic character of a tall building, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Some of the characters formed by the phonetic component tall building 高 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “高 a tall building”
京 capital
京, a pictographic character of a capital-like building, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Mostly, the phonetic component capital 京 is on the right part of a character. Continue reading “京 capital”