辈 is a phono-semantic character. In the seal script, 辈 --/004bei/%5B2%5Djin(1).gif?resize=15%2C27){kind=small}
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(車). 車 acts as semantic component and 非 phonetic. Continue reading “辈 from chariots to generation”
Tag: chariot
车 a chariot
车 chē, a pictographic character of an ancient chariot, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 车 have to do with vehicles such as 轮, 转, 轨, 较, 轩, 辕, 轴, 辆, 辗, 辙, etc. Continue reading “车 a chariot”