文, a pictographic character of a man with tattoos on his back, now expressed by 纹. Bone and bronze inscriptions of 文 depict a man with a tattooed chest. Continue reading “Component 文 tattoo”
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Component mane 巤
巤, originally mane, can act as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component mane 巤”
Component 久 a person accepting moxibustion
久, a pictographic character of a person accepting moxibustion, serves as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 久 a person accepting moxibustion”
Component 子 a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes
子, a pictographic character of a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, serves as semantic component to express meanings related to children or extended meanings such as 孔, 孝, 字, 季, 孩, 孤, 孪, 学, 孙, 存, etc. Continue reading “Component 子 a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes”
Component 幸 shackles
幸, a compound ideographic character of shackles, serves as semantic as well phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 幸 shackles”