燕, a swallow, serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “Component swallow 燕”
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Component bird 焉
焉, originally bird, is used as a modal particle with meanings: thereupon, then; how? why? where? It serves as phonetic component to form characters. Most of the characters formed by the phonetic component 焉 have the same pronunciation as that of 焉.
Component bear 能 熊
能, original form of 熊, bear, extended to mean: can, be capable to, ability, capability. 能 serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component bear 能 熊”
Component frog 黾
黾, originally frog, now means: to strive; to endeavor. It serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component frog 黾”
Component lizard 易
易, originally a lizard, a cognate of 蜴, means: 1.easy 2.friendly 3.to change 4.to exchange. 易 serves as phonetic component. Characters formed by the component lizard 易 have three structures: semantic left-phonetic right, phonetic left-semantic right, and semi-enclosure Continue reading “Component lizard 易”