辈 is a phono-semantic character. In the seal script, 辈 --/004bei/%5B2%5Djin(1).gif?resize=15%2C27){kind=small}
= --/004bei/%5B2%5Djin(1)jian(1).gif?resize=17%2C13){kind=small}
(非) + --/004bei/%5B2%5Djin(1)jian(2).gif?resize=12%2C20){kind=small}
(車). 車 acts as semantic component and 非 phonetic. Continue reading “辈 from chariots to generation”
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