了, in Small Oracle Script, is like a baby wrapped in a blanket, with only the head visible. There are just several characters formed by 了, among which 辽 and 疗 are the most common characters formed by 了. Continue reading “了 a baby wrapped in a blanket”
勾
勾, cognate with 句, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “勾”
乐 a wooden musical instrument
乐, originally a pictographic character of a wooden musical instrument, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “乐 a wooden musical instrument”
囗 enclosure
囗, ancient form of 围 enclose/enclosure and synonymous with 国 state, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Very interestingly, all the characters formed by 囗 have the same structure. Continue reading “囗 enclosure”
List of adverbs of degree
Adverbs of degree refer to adverbs that tell us about degree or intensity. In Chinese, adverbs of degree can modify adjectives or mental verbs. Check out the list of adverbs of degree used in the Chinese language. Continue reading “List of adverbs of degree”