页, also a pictographic character of head, serves as semantic component/radical to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component head 页 express things related to head, neck, face, etc. Continue reading “Component head 页”
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Component eye 目
目, a pictographic character of eye, mainly serves as semantic component to for characters. Characters formed by the semantic component eye 目 express things related to eyes, vision, actions of eyes, etc. Continue reading “Component eye 目”
玨 two bunches of jade
玨, originally two bunches of jade, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 玨 express things related to a musical instrument. Continue reading “玨 two bunches of jade”
冖 a cover
冖, derived from 幂, serves as a semantic component to form characters. The characters formed by the semantic component 冖 express things related to cover or cover-related extended meanings such as 穴, 幂, 冤, 冠, 罕, 冢, 冥, 军, etc. Continue reading “冖 a cover”
Component 鬯 sacrificial wine
鬯, originally sacrificial wine, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 鬯 sacrificial wine”