It is true that most hanzi are phonosemantic compounds; however, Japanese-created kanji are mostly semantic compounds. You can still guess the meaning, but good

It is true that most hanzi are phonosemantic compounds; however, Japanese-created kanji are mostly semantic compounds. You can still guess the meaning, but good luck trying to guess the pronunciation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokuji https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokuji