玨, originally two bunches of jade, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 玨 express things related to a musical instrument. Continue reading “玨 two bunches of jade”
琴 a musical instrument
琴, cognate of 珡, a pictographic character of a musical instrument. 琴 is a general name for certain musical instruments. Continue reading “琴 a musical instrument”
Component 商 a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate
商, a compound character of a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 商 a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate”
壶 a kettle/pot
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”