臣 chén, originally meant “male slave”, is a character with very little “siblings” in Chinese characters. Totally, there are only seven characters composed of 臣: Continue reading “How is 臣 from? It is very lonely in Chinese!”
Category: Pictograms
Pictogram of 止 foot, stop
止 came from the image of a foot, and its meaning was extended to “stop, only/just.” Commonly used phrases are 停止 stop and 不止 not only/just
Pictograms of the Chinese zodiac
The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac
Basic Chinese characters about nature
Basic Chinese Characters about nature I
Basic Chinese Characters about nature II
These basic Chinese Characters about nature can serve as semantic or phonetic components to form many different characters. Check the character components of natural phenomena
Pictograms of body parts
Pictograms of body parts are very important component to form Chinese characters. They can serve as both semantic and phonetic components. To learn them in detail, just check the components of body parts.