舌, a pictographic character of tongue, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component tongue 舌express things related to tongue, mouth, or taste. 舌 can also act as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component tongue 舌”
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Component mortar used to husk or pestle rice 臼
臼, a pictographic character of a mortar used to husk or pestle rice, serves as semantic component to form characters. Also, it can serve phonetic component to form some characters. Characters formed by the semantic component mortar 臼 express things related to mortar or hand. Continue reading “Component mortar used to husk or pestle rice 臼”
攵 hand VIII
A man holding a stick is with a cow. What is he doing? He is pasturing (牧). Check out the component 攵, the eighth variant of 手. Continue reading “攵 hand VIII”
Component 白 light emitted by the rising sun
白, a pictographic character of the light emitted by the rising sun, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 白 have to do with bright, white or express extended meanings. 白 can also serve as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 白 light emitted by the rising sun”
户 single-leafed door
户, a pictographic character of single-leafed door, serves as semantic as well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 户 express meanings related to door, house, etc. Continue reading “户 single-leafed door”