豊, originally an ancient sacrificial vessel, serves as a phonetic component to form characters.
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Component 鼎 three-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel
鼎, three-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel/tripod cauldron, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the the semantic component 鼎 express things related to the cooking vessel/tripod caldron. 鼎 also serves as a phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 鼎 three-legged ancient Chinese cooking vessel”
Component 壹 a kettle
壹, originally a kettle/pot, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 壹 a kettle”
玨 two bunches of jade
玨, originally two bunches of jade, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 玨 express things related to a musical instrument. Continue reading “玨 two bunches of jade”
Component 商 a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate
商, a compound character of a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 商 a jar for alcoholic drink above a base plate”