扌is derived from 手 and serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 扌denote hand parts, hand-related or body-related actions, or hand-related extended meanings. 扌is super powerful as it can form 700 characters. Continue reading “扌hand II”
丁 a nail
丁, a pictographic character of a nail, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “丁 a nail”
Component 禀 grant grain
禀, originally grant grain, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the phonetic component 禀 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “Component 禀 grant grain”
高 a tall building
高, a pictographic character of a tall building, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Some of the characters formed by the phonetic component tall building 高 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “高 a tall building”
Component 景 sunlight
景, a compound ideographic character of sunlight, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 景 sunlight”