There are different versions as to the origin of 亚, among which is the version that 亚 is a building with four sides. 亚 serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 亚 a building with four sides”
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Component city 邑阝
邑, a compound ideographic character of city, serves as semantic component to form characters. When 邑 serves as semantic component , it is written as 阝. Characters formed by the semantic component city 邑 express meanings related to city, state, place, residence, name, etc. 邑 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component city 邑阝”
Component 邕 a city surrounded by water
邕, a compound ideographic character of a city surrounded by water, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 邕 have the same pronunciation. Continue reading “Component 邕 a city surrounded by water”
Component silk 丝 糹纟
丝, a compound ideographic character of silk, serves as semantic we well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component silk 丝 express things related to silk, rope, cotton, textile, color, etc such as 缝纫线绳纽级纺织纤维纱绿绸缎. Continue reading “Component silk 丝 糹纟”
求 a fur coat
求, a cognate of 裘, is a pictographic character of a fur coat. 求 serves as phonetic component to form characters. Most of the characters formed by the phonetic component 求 have the same pronunciation qiú. Continue reading “求 a fur coat”