Component couple or a pair 丽
丽 originally meant a pair, a couple, a meaning later represented by 俪. 丽 was extended to represent “beautiful”. The character resembles two deer skins and a deer head, i.e. things in pairs. 麗 has been simplified to 丽, with the component representing the deer’s head removed. It serves as phonetic component. There are just several characters formed by the phonetic component couple 丽. Continue reading “Component couple or a pair 丽”
Component small worm 肙
肙, a small worm, serves as phonetic component to form characters. There are just several characters formed by the component small worm 肙 Continue reading “Component small worm 肙”
Component animal’s foot 釆
釆 biàn, originally an animal’s foot, and its meaning was extended to “differentiate, distinguish, etc”. 釆 serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component animal’s foot 釆 express meanings related to “differentiate, distinguish, etc”. Continue reading “Component animal’s foot 釆”
Component horn 角
角, originally a horn, has the extended meaning: angle, corner. It serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component horn 角 express meanings related to horn such as 触, 解, 犄, 斛, 觞. Continue reading “Component horn 角”