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”
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广 vs 厂
1. “广” came from ”big house,” so characters with “广” mostly have to do with “house.”
2. “厂” came from “primitive cave at the edge of a cliff where people could stay,” so characters with “厂” have to do with ”stone, cliff, or house.”
