莫 serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Nearly most of the characters formed by the phonetic component 莫 have the same consonant “m”and vowel “o” for the pronunciation. Continue reading “莫 Sun sets in the grass”
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勿 a knife cutting off the useless things
勿 is compound ideograph, depicting a knife cutting off the useless things such as melon skin, vegetable roots, etc. 勿 serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “勿 a knife cutting off the useless things”
兹 two strands of twisted silk
In oracle bone script and seal script, 兹 depicts two strands of twisted silk. It is the cognate of 丝. In clerical script, 艹 is added to express the meaning that the grass grows like strands of silk. Continue reading “兹 two strands of twisted silk”
己 a curved rope
己 is a pictographic character, resembling a curved rope. 己 mainly serves as a phonetic component to form characters and also serves as a semantic component to express things related to a baby or infant. Continue reading “己 a curved rope”
于 airflow passing obstacles
于 is a pictographic character. In oracle bone, the character depicts the airflow passing obstacles. For its original meaning, there are also other different versions. 于 serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “于 airflow passing obstacles”