“形声字、以事为名、取譬相成、江河是也”

Pictophonetic characters are so named because they are chosen to complement each other by example; e.g.  Yangtze, river.

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牢 lao

stall, prison. cow under a roof is it’s picture. this one is a huiyizi.

linkword: lousy 牢子 lao zi.

囚犯躲开了打击 the prisoner dodged the blow

石岩沙矿硬 石英 石像