八 is simple ideogram, which resembles an object which is divided into two halves. The character originally meant “separate”, a meaning now replaced by 分. 八 has been phonetically loaned for the number eight.
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Tag: semantic/phonetic
斗 a wine ladle
斗, a pictographic character of a wine ladle, serves as a semantic as well as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “斗 a wine ladle”
豆 a food container
豆, originally a food container, serves as a semantic component to express meanings related to food container or bean. 豆 also serves as a phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “豆 a food container”
爪 hand XIII
爪, a variant of 手✋, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 爪 have to do with hand or actions of hand. Continue reading “爪 hand XIII”
Component head 首
首, a pictographic character of head, serves as semantic or phonetic component to form characters. There are just several characters formed by the component head 首. Continue reading “Component head 首”