土 resembles dirt on the ground. 
（chuí）is a phonetic component and resembles flowers. Together, they symbolize stones and plants that were used in ancient times to delineate boundaries. The original meaning of 垂 was border area or frontier, a meaning that is now expressed by 陲. Continue reading “Component 垂”
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Component 荣 chinese parasol tree
荣(榮), originally chinese parasol tree or blooming flowers, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 荣 chinese parasol tree”