巴, originally snake, means: to hope for anxiously; to expect; to cling to; to stick to. It serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “component snake 巴”
Tag: phonetic
Component 厉 rubstone
厉, originally rubstone, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 厉 rubstone”
Component 亘 whirling water
亘, a compound ideographic character of whirling water, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 亘 whirling water”
Component stork 雚
雚 guàn, cognate of 鹳, a stork, serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component stork 雚”
Component a perching bird on a nest 西
西, originally a bird perches on a nest, means: west(ern), westward, occident Continue reading “Component a perching bird on a nest 西”