Ni hao!
Would someone please tell me what the bottom-right component of 鳞 is and means?
Also, how does the etymology of 鳞 work? The 'fish' part is obvious. How does the 'rice ' fit in. And of course, the unknown component.
Etymology for 鳞
Re: Etymology for 鳞
The right part of 鱗 is a phonetic. The 'rice' part is actually 炎.suziefox wrote:Ni hao!
Would someone please tell me what the bottom-right component of 鳞 is and means?
Also, how does the etymology of 鳞 work? The 'fish' part is obvious. How does the 'rice ' fit in. And of course, the unknown component.
The etymology for 粦http://www.internationalscientific.org/Etymolo ... =Etymology