This character 逐 is very interesting. 逐 is compound ideographic character composed of 辶 and 豕. 辶 is a variant of 辵 and means “foot, walking”. 豕 is a pig. Continue reading “逐 a foot is pursuing a pig”
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正 a foot walking towards a destination
正, an indicative character, originally meant: a foot is walking towards a destination. 正 is composed of 一, an indicative sign; and 止, a foot. 正 mainly serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “正 a foot walking towards a destination”
Component foot 足
足, a compound ideographic character of a foot, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 足 express meanings related to the foot, foot movements, foot actions, etc. 足 also serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component foot 足”
Component 夌 a foot climbing a mountain
夌, originally a foot climbing a mountain, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 夌 a foot climbing a mountain”
Component 疋 foot
疋 (pǐ, yǎ, shū), foot, servers as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 疋 express meanings related to the foot, foot movements or actions, etc. also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 疋 foot”