亻, derived from the pictographic character 人, serves as semantic component to form characters. 亻is a super important component. Characters formed by the component 亻expresses meanings related to person, acts of person, names of person, characters of person, etc. Continue reading “Component 亻”
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Radicals 亻and 彳
why do “住” and “往” have different meanings? If you know the difference between ” 亻” and ” 彳”, you will understand why.
1. ” 亻” is from “人/people”, so characters with ” 亻” have to do with “people, people’s action or behavior, or people-related extended meaning”
2. ” 彳” is from “行/walk”, so characters with ” 彳” have to do with “walk, road, or walk-related extended meaning”
