壶 is a pictographic character which depicts a kettle, with lid, body, handle and base.
Component 盍 cover
盍, a compound character to express the meaning “cover”, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 盍 cover”
冖 a cover
冖, derived from 幂, serves as a semantic component to form characters. The characters formed by the semantic component 冖 express things related to cover or cover-related extended meanings such as 穴, 幂, 冤, 冠, 罕, 冢, 冥, 军, etc. Continue reading “冖 a cover”
Component 鬯 sacrificial wine
鬯, originally sacrificial wine, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 鬯 sacrificial wine”
Component 鬲 a three-legged cauldron
鬲, originally a three-legged cauldron, mainly serves as a phonetic component to form characters. It also servers as well as a semantic component. Continue reading “Component 鬲 a three-legged cauldron”