自, originally a pictographic character of nose, mainly serves as semantic component to form characters. It can also serve as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component nose 自”
Component head 首
首, a pictographic character of head, serves as semantic or phonetic component to form characters. There are just several characters formed by the component head 首. Continue reading “Component head 首”
Component head 页
页, also a pictographic character of head, serves as semantic component/radical to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component head 页 express things related to head, neck, face, etc. Continue reading “Component head 页”
Component tongue 舌
舌, a pictographic character of tongue, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component tongue 舌express things related to tongue, mouth, or taste. 舌 can also act as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component tongue 舌”
Component mouth 口
口, a pictographic character of mouth, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component mouth 口express things related to mouth, language, actions of mouth, or square things. 口 also can act as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component mouth 口”