弋, originally a small spike, serves as a phonetic component to form characters or as a component without meanings. Continue reading “弋 a small spike”
干 a fork-like hunting equipment or weapon
干, a pictographic character of an ancient weapon resembling a fork-like stick used for hunting or in warfare, serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “干 a fork-like hunting equipment or weapon”
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手 hand XII
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, the twelfth variant of hand in Chinese, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Although there are not so many characters formed by this component, recognizing it helps you understand the meanings of the characters with this component. Continue reading “手 hand XII”
ナ hand X
ナ is a variant of hand 手. Characters formed by the component ナ express things related to hand or extended meanings. Continue reading “ナ hand X”