1.2 More examples of ideocalligraphy
RADICAL IDEOCALLIGRAPHS
Radical ideocalligraphs are composed of a limited number of strokes, any of which
can be emphasized or elided with other strokes to modify the radical
ideocalligraph's tone, character or fundamental meaning.
COMPOSITE IDEOCALLIGRAPHS
Each composite ideocalligraph has a controlling radical ideocalligraph, or symbol.
The composite ideocalligraph's primary meaning may be qualified by the one or
more dependent radicals of which it is composed.
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Example of radical ideocalligraphs use: woman; eye; sun; mountain; |
Example of composite ideocalligraphs use: catch; poem; in mountain; in wind; carry poem; from; mountain; to city |
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