眉, originally eyebrow, serves as phonetic component. It’s a pictographic character. Continue reading “Component eyebrow 眉”
Component ear 耳
耳, pictographic character of ear, serves as semantic component to express things related to ear, hearing, or sound, and also as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component ear 耳”
朋 ancient monetary unit
朋, a pictographic character of two strings of shellfish, ancient monetary units, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “朋 ancient monetary unit”
Radicals 礻and 衤
These two radicals 礻and 衤are very similar at the first glance, but they are absolutely different and have nothing to do with each other. Continue reading “Radicals 礻and 衤”
投缘 and 合得来
投缘 and 合得来 are interchangeable and they both mean: hit if off, get along well, be on good terms, be friends, be friendly, be compatible, relate well to each other, etc. Continue reading “投缘 and 合得来”