丬, cognate of 爿, has the same origin as 爿, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Both 丬and 爿 denote wood or things related to wood. Continue reading “丬cognate of 爿”
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丩 tangled rope
丩, cognate of 纠, a pictographic character of a tangled rope, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “丩 tangled rope”
凵 a pit in the ground
凵, cognate of 坎, is a pictographic character. 凵 serves as a semantic component to form characters which express meanings related to “hollow, sunken, depressed, sunk, etc” such as bowl, trap, groove, ridge, pit, etc. Continue reading “凵 a pit in the ground”