玉, a pictographic character of a string of jade, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 玉 express things related to jade, jade ware, jade processing, etc. 玉 also serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “玉 jade”
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王 axe
王 wáng, a pictographic character of an axe, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Don’t mix it with the semantic component 玉. Continue reading “王 axe”
Radical 王: 王 really has to do with King?
Why are many Chinese families so fond of characters with 王 such as 珍, 琼, 琪, 珂, 环, 佩, 玑, 玛, 玥, 玹, 玨, 玲, 珑, 瑙, 珊, 瑚, 珍, 珠 etc when they name their children? Continue reading “Radical 王: 王 really has to do with King?”