几, a pictographic character of a long narrow table, serves as a semantic as well as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “几 a long narrow table”
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主 the flame of a lamp
主, a pictographic character of the flame of a lamp, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “主 the flame of a lamp”
且 a stone altar
There are multiple interpretations as to the origin of 且. One of them is that 且 is a pictographic character of a stone altar or memorial tablet. 且 serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “且 a stone altar”
凡 a plate
凡, a pictographic character. There are several versions as to the original meaning of this character, among which is the version that 凡 originally reprensented a plate. 凡 serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “凡 a plate”
爿 the other half of a piece of chopped wood
爿, a pictographic character of the other half of a piece of chopped wood, serve as a semantic component to form characters. When 爿 serves as a semantic component, it expresses meanings related to wood such as 牃 dié, 牁 kē, etc. Continue reading “爿 the other half of a piece of chopped wood”