雷, a compound ideographic character of thunder, 雷 serves as phonetic component. In modern Chinese 雷 means: mine, radar experimental machine. Continue reading “Component 雷 thunder”
Component 昜 rays of the sun
昜, sun or rays of the sun, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 昜 rays of the sun”
Component 巢 a bird nest
巢, a pictographic character of a bird nest, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 巢 a bird nest”
Component 星 star
星, star, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 星 star”
Component 申 bolt of lightning
申, original form of 电, bolt of lightning, serves as phonetic component to form characters. 申 also serves as semantic component to form few characters. Continue reading “Component 申 bolt of lightning”