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Only a tiny minority of Chinese characters are pictographic, and most characters have a phonetic element. You'll have a better chance guessing the pronunciation
by Chathamization 10y ago
Only a tiny minority of Chinese characters are pictographic, and most characters have a phonetic element. You'll have a better chance guessing the pronunciation of a random Chinese character than guessing the meaning of a random Chinese character.
- panglott 10y agoThe value of iconocity in the more pictographic characters is more of a mnemonic tool. It's much easier to remember the meaning of the more pictographic ones.