卤, a pictographic character of a pot of salt, serves as a semantic component to form characters. The characters formed by the semantic component 卤 express meanings related to salt. Continue reading “Component 卤 a pot of salt”
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Component 缶 an earthen pot with a lid
缶, a pictographic character of an earthen pot with a lid, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 缶 an earthen pot with a lid”
耒 a wooden plow
耒 lěi, originally a wooden plow, serves as a semantic component to form characters. The characters formed by耒 express things related to farm tools or farm work, e.g. 耕, 耘, 耙, 耗, 耢, 耥, 耜, etc.
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Component 尢
尢 yóu, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Among thecharacters composed of 尢, these three 尤, 尴 and 尬 are used very often. Continue reading “Component 尢”
Component leather 革
革, originally leather, hide, serves as semantic component to express meanings related to leather or leather products.