Component 大 a man stretching out four limbs

大, a pictographic character of a man stretching out four limbs, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 大 express meanings related to person, something big or extended meanings such as 太, 夫, 天, 央, 奇. Continue reading “Component 大 a man stretching out four limbs”

Component 女 a woman on her knees

女, a pictographic character of a woman on her knees, serves as a semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 女 express meanings related to women, names, beauty, or bad temper, such as 她, 妈, 姨, 姑, 姓, 娜, 奶, 妆, 妃, etc. Continue reading “Component 女 a woman on her knees”

Component 儿 a baby with a soft fontanel

儿, a pictographic character of a baby with a soft fontanel, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 儿 express meanings related to person, such as 兄, 党光, 先, 兀, 允, 兆, 兜, etc.  Continue reading “Component 儿 a baby with a soft fontanel”

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