Component mortar used to husk or pestle rice 臼

臼, a pictographic character of a mortar used to husk or pestle rice, serves as semantic component to form characters. Also, it can serve phonetic component to form some characters. Characters formed by the semantic component mortar 臼 express things related to mortar or hand.       Continue reading “Component mortar used to husk or pestle rice 臼”

Component 白 light emitted by the rising sun

白, a pictographic character of the light emitted by the rising sun, serves as semantic component to form characters. Characters formed by the semantic component 白 have to do with bright, white or express extended meanings. 白 can also serve as phonetic component. Continue reading “Component 白 light emitted by the rising sun”

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