两, originally resembled two cooking utensils, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. means: two, both, pair, couple, ounce. Continue reading “两 Two cooking utensils”
伞 umbrella
伞/傘 is a pictographic character of an umbrella. In modern Chinese, it can mean anything with the shape of umbrella such as parasol, parachute, etc.
毕 a hand-net for hunting
毕, originally a hand-net for hunting, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. The characters formed by the semantic component have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “毕 a hand-net for hunting”
岂 a musical instrument
岂, originally a musical instrument, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “岂 a musical instrument”
曲 a bent object
曲, originally a bent object, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “曲 a bent object”