冒, a cloth hat, is a cognate of 帽. 冒 serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the phonetic component 冒 have the same pronunciation mào. Continue reading “Component 冒 a cloth hat”
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巨 a man with a rule/square in hand
巨, a pictographic character of a man with a rule/square in hand, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “巨 a man with a rule/square in hand”
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”
弋 a small spike
弋, originally a small spike, serves as a phonetic component to form characters or as a component without meanings. Continue reading “弋 a small spike”
干 a fork-like hunting equipment or weapon
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”