異, originally a man wearing a mask, serves as semantic or phonetic component to form characters. There are just few characters formed by the component 異. Continue reading “Component 異 a man wearing a mask”
Tag: semantic/phonetic
屰 an inverted person
屰, an inverted person, serves as both semantic and phonetic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 屰express meanings related to inverse, rebellious, disobedient, towards, in advance. Continue reading “屰 an inverted person”
Component 去 a person leaving from a hole or pit
去, originally a person leaving from a hole or pit, serves as semantic component as well as phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 去 a person leaving from a hole or pit”
Component 文 tattoo
文, a pictographic character of a man with tattoos on his back, now expressed by 纹. Bone and bronze inscriptions of 文 depict a man with a tattooed chest. Continue reading “Component 文 tattoo”
Component 幸 shackles
幸, a compound ideographic character of shackles, serves as semantic as well phonetic component to form characters. Continue reading “Component 幸 shackles”