彳, derived from 行, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 彳express meanings related to walking, road, distance, human behaviors, foot movements, etc. Continue reading “Component 彳 road”
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Component 雨 rain
雨, a pictographic character of rain, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 雨 express meanings related to rain, climate or weather such as 雪, 雾, 霹, 雳, 雷, 雹, 霉霄, 霏, 震, 霞, 露, 霾, etc. Continue reading “Component 雨 rain”
灬 fire
灬, a variant of 火 fire, serves as semantic component to form characters in the top-bottom structure. Characters formed by the component 灬 express meanings related to fire, hot, high temperature, light, etc such as 蒸, 煮, 焦烈, 热, 照, 熬, 熏, 熟, 烹, 煎. Continue reading “灬 fire”
冫ice
冫, variant of ice, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 冫express meanings related to “cool, cold, low temperature, etc” such as 冷, 冬, 凉, 冻, 冰, 寒, 凄, 凌, 凛, 凝, 冽, etc. Continue reading “冫ice”
水 water
水, a pictographic character of water, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 水 have to do with water or express extended meanings. Continue reading “水 water”