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”
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Component 鬼 demon
鬼, pictographic component of a demon, with a large frightening head, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed the semantic component 鬼 expresses meanings related to ghosts, worship, temples or superstitious activities such as 魂魄魅魔魑魅魍魉魇. 鬼 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 鬼 demon”
Component body 身
身, a pictographic character of a body, can act as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component body 身 have to do with body or actions related to body. 身 can also serves as phonetic component to form some characters.
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Component 歹 residual bone of a person
歹, a pictographic character of residual bone of a person, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component express meanings related to death, funeral or damage such as 歼, 殁, 殃, 残, 殉, 死, 殡, etc. Continue reading “Component 歹 residual bone of a person”
Component 文 tattoo
文, a pictographic character of a man with tattoos on his back, now expressed by 纹. Bone and bronze inscriptions of 文 depict a man with a tattooed chest. Continue reading “Component 文 tattoo”