The original meaning of 由 is a small pathway leading to the fields. 由serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “由 small pathway leading to the fields”
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建 legislate
建 is a compound ideographic character, composed of 廴 and 聿. 廴 means walking and suggests the meaning of action; 聿 means writing brush and suggest the meaning of the law; hence 建 means “to establish the law/legislate”. 建 serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “建 legislate”
几 a long narrow table
几, a pictographic character of a long narrow table, serves as a semantic as well as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “几 a long narrow table”
丩 tangled rope
丩, cognate of 纠, a pictographic character of a tangled rope, serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “丩 tangled rope”
工 carpenter’s square
工, a pictographic character of a carpenter’s square or a bladed tool, serves as a semantic as well as a phonetic component to form character. Continue reading “工 carpenter’s square”