亻, derived from the pictographic character 人, serves as semantic component to form characters. 亻is a super important component. Characters formed by the component 亻expresses meanings related to person, acts of person, names of person, characters of person, etc. Continue reading “Component 亻”
Component 幸 shackles
幸, a compound ideographic character of shackles, serves as semantic as well phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 幸 shackles”
Component 备 container for arrows
备, a compound character of a container for arrows, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 备 container for arrows”
方 flag
方, a pictographic character of a flag, serves as semantic as well phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 方 have to do with flags or army such as 旗, 旅, 施, 旋, 族, 旌, etc. Continue reading “方 flag”
Component 辛 knife
辛, a pictographic character of a knife, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 辛 have to do with crime, criminal law, spicy things, etc such as 辨, 辞, 辣, 辟, 辫, 辜, 辠, etc. Continue reading “Component 辛 knife”