干, a pictographic character of an ancient weapon resembling a fork-like stick used for hunting or in warfare, serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “干 a fork-like hunting equipment or weapon”
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丁 a nail
丁, a pictographic character of a nail, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “丁 a nail”
Component 禀 grant grain
禀, originally grant grain, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the phonetic component 禀 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “Component 禀 grant grain”
高 a tall building
高, a pictographic character of a tall building, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Some of the characters formed by the phonetic component tall building 高 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “高 a tall building”
Component 景 sunlight
景, a compound ideographic character of sunlight, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 景 sunlight”