Component 子 a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes

子, a pictographic character of a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, serves as semantic component to express meanings related to children or extended meanings such as 孔, 孝, 字, 季, 孩, 孤, 孪, 学, 孙, 存, etc. Continue reading “Component 子 a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes”

Component 大 a man stretching out four limbs

大, a pictographic character of a man stretching out four limbs, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 大 express meanings related to person, something big or extended meanings such as 太, 夫, 天, 央, 奇. Continue reading “Component 大 a man stretching out four limbs”

Component 儿 a baby with a soft fontanel

儿, a pictographic character of a baby with a soft fontanel, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 儿 express meanings related to person, such as 兄, 党光, 先, 兀, 允, 兆, 兜, etc.  Continue reading “Component 儿 a baby with a soft fontanel”

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