Decomposition Option of the Chinese Character 天 tiān ‘sky’
天 tiān ‘sky’ 一 yī one 大 dà big 一 yī one 人 rén man
天一 大 一 人
NB. Synonyms: Structural analysis of the Chinese characters, Breakdown of the Chinese characters, Chinese characters split.
2
-
Japanese kanji came from Chinese characters. Some kanji retain the original meaning, some do not. Beside some Japanese original coined new kanji, they are exactly the same characters.– Tang Ho ♦Commented Feb 10, 2017 at 8:52
-
Thanks for the explanation. Japanese characters are Chinese in their nature, aren't they?– Nicolay ShinkinCommented Feb 10, 2017 at 9:49
Add a comment
|
1 Answer
Almost all Japanese characters (in my experience >99%) are exist in Chinese. Few are changed a little, like 宮 and 宫. As a Chinese, I have no difficulty in recognizing Japanese characters.
Some of Chinese characters is simplified in simplified Chinese, but remain unchanged in Japanese, like 車 and 车.
There are some rare Japanese characters which doesn't has corresponding Chinese character. But they are still formed by components used in other characters.
-
How often and when Chinese character decomposition is applied to Japanese characters? Commented Feb 10, 2017 at 12:24
-