水, a pictographic character of water, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 水 have to do with water or express extended meanings. Continue reading “水 water”
Component 山 mountain
山, a pictographic character of a mountain, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 山 express meanings related to mountain, stone, or tall things, etc. 山 also serves as phonetic component.
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Component 石 a rock at the foot of a cliff
石 a pictographic character of a rock at the foot of a cliff, serves as semantic as well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 石 express meanings related to earth, rock, or earth or rock related instruments. Continue reading “Component 石 a rock at the foot of a cliff”
Component 亘 whirling water
亘, a compound ideographic character of whirling water, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 亘 whirling water”
Component 夕 dusk
夕, a simple ideographic character of dusk/evening/night, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 夕 have to do with time, night or night activities. Continue reading “Component 夕 dusk”