- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 匕(snake; curved shape)ASSOCIATIVE
Under a roof lies a coiled snake, which is why this character originally meant snake but later became the pronoun "it."
itself
itself
Under a roof lies a coiled snake, which is why this character originally meant snake but later became the pronoun "it."
A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.
itself
itself
Under a roof lies a coiled snake, which is why this character originally meant snake but later became the pronoun "it."
A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.
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