门, a pictographic character of a door, serves as semantic component to form characters. It can also serve as phonetic component. Characters formed by the semantic component 门 express meanings related to door, construction, close, fight, etc, and also as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component door 门”
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穴 a cave
穴, a pictographic character of a cave, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component cave 穴 have to do with the cave, hole or extended meanings. Continue reading “穴 a cave”
Component 厂 a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff
厂, a pictographic character of a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 厂 express meanings related to cliff, mountain, stone, house, etc. Continue reading “Component 厂 a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff”
Component toe 止
止, a pictographic character of toe, can act as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component toe 止 have to do with toe, foot, foot movements or actions. 止 can also serve as phonetic component to form characters, many of which have the same pronunciation as 止. Continue reading “Component toe 止”
贝 seashell
贝, a pictographic character of a seashell used as money, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 贝 express things related to money, trade or decoration such as 贠, 贷, 贩, 费, 贺, 赆, 贶, 贻, 赁, 赇, 贫, 貥, 贲, 贸, etc. 贝 also serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “贝 seashell”