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”
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Component 衣 a piece of clothing
衣, a pictographic character of a piece of clothing, serves as semantic as well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 衣 express things related to cloth, fabric, textile, etc. Continue reading “Component 衣 a piece of clothing”
Component 禾 grain
禾, gain, serves as semantic as well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 禾 express meanings related to cereals or farming such as 秋, 种,积, 税, 穗, 秧, 稻, 嫁, 季, 稚, 委, etc. Continue reading “Component 禾 grain”
Component 木 tree
木, tree, serves as semantic as well as phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 木 express things related to plants, woody plants, wood products, etc. Continue reading “Component 木 tree”
Component 舟 boat
舟, a pictographic character of boat, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 舟 express things related to boat or ship. 舟 also serves as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 舟 boat”