辶, derived from 辵 walk, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 辶 express meanings related to walking, distance, foot movements, etc such as 过, 迁, 迟, 进, 返, 迅, 速, 近, 运, 远, 还, and so on. Continue reading “Component 辶 walk”
Component 行 a street intersection
行, a compound ideographic character of a street intersection, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component express things related to street, place, connection, spreading, etc. Continue reading “Component 行 a street intersection”
Component 彳 road
彳, derived from 行, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 彳express meanings related to walking, road, distance, human behaviors, foot movements, etc. Continue reading “Component 彳 road”
Component 卖 sell
卖/賣, sell, serves as phonetic component to form characters. The position of 卖 in a character: left, right, bottom.
Component 金钅metals in general, gold, money
金, a compound ideographic character of metals in general, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 金 express meanings related to metal, metal products, etc. 金 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 金钅metals in general, gold, money”