宀, originally a roof/house, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component roof 宀 express meanings related to the house, home, or things done in a house. Continue reading “宀 a roof”
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Component 厂 a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff
厂, a pictographic character of a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 厂 express meanings related to cliff, mountain, stone, house, etc. Continue reading “Component 厂 a primitive cave on the edge of a cliff”
Component 入 a pointed object
入, a pictographic character of a pointed object, serves as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 入 a pointed object”
Component 巾 a piece of cloth
巾, a pictographic of a piece of cloth, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 巾 express things related to cloth, textile, etc. Continue reading “Component 巾 a piece of cloth”
Component 麦 a wheat plant
麦 ( traditional 麥), originally a wheat plant, serves as semantic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 麦 a wheat plant”