Just as 户symbolises a one-leafed door,so 門represents a door with two leaves.Doors provide exits and entrances,bu...
The character for tiger is a pictograph.It is based on the radical虍(tiger skin)clarified by几(hind legs):虎. Characteri...
The seal form of this character is apictograph of the ox,characterized by two prominent horns.Man’s slave for l...
The seal form:風is based on man’s belief that insects(虫)are born under the influence of the wind or vapour.The s...
“中”is created by shooting an arrow:│right into the centre of a square target.Man scored a bull’s-ey...
Just as one bird in hand(又)means single,so two birds(雔) in hand(又)stand for a pair:雙.The simplified form shows just t...
When justice(義)prevails,the aggressive “I”:我(with spear戈in hand手)becomes subduced like a docile and gentl...
From morning to evening man toiled in the field,and evening(夕) after evening(夕) he noted the fruitage of his labour.&...