pluiepoco

There are five elements金、木、水、火、土that form the universe, in Chinese philosophy, which is the simplest words among Chinese characters. They mean metal, wood, water, fire and earth respectively.
Starting from these parts, we create many new words to express the universe:
铁,iron, and iron is a kind of metal, so the left part of 铁is 金's derivant钅, and the right part is actually voice part which predicts its prononciation.
So if you saw any words with a 金、钅or釒as one part or component, then the word must mean a metal or something related to metal.
河,river, and river is made of water, so the left part of 河is 水's derivant氵, and the right part 可indicates the prononciation. 河he2, 可ke3, so the河and可share the same vowel "e" indeed.
地,ground, because ground is made of earth or soil, and the left part of 地is 土, and while the right part predicts its prononciation.
烧,burn, as a 火part in the left, and a 尧prononciation in the right, the word烧means burn or bake, speaking shao1.
林,a wood or forest, as two 木(wood)together, it means a gathering of wood or trees, so it means a wood. So if you see any words with 木， it must be related to wood or something made from wood.

and To be Continued with more parts later...

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woow that's sounds very interesting, and will help me recorgnize some words or at least recognize what they're related to. thanks pluipoco!!!

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鹰,鹦,鸪,....have the part of bird（鸟）， so these words with a 鸟will mean a kind of bird;
说，讧，讲...have the part of 讠which is a derivant of 言(speaking), so these words with a 讠will mean something relating to speaking;
吃,喝,啃... have the part of 口(mouth), so these words with a 口will mean the human action by mouth, for example to eat or bite or drink...;
打,撤,扫... have the part of 扌which is derivant of 手(hand), so these words with a 扌will mean some human action by use of hand(s);
晓,晚,明...have the part of 日(sun), so the words mean someting relating to the Sun or time, or even the sunlight;
鳞,鳄,鲤...have the part of 鱼（fish）, so the words mean kind of fish or someting of or relating to fish;
花，草，苹...have the part of 艹which is derivant of草（grass）, so the words mean kind of grass or flowers or plant, and they are always nouns;
他，你，们...have the part of 亻which is derivant of 人（human or person）, so the words mean persons or specific person or someting relating to human;
她，嫂，姑...have the part of 女(women or female), so the words mean female or someting relating to that gender;
切，割，刈... have the part of 刂or 刀（knife）, so the words mean the actions by use of knife, and they are also verbs;
过，迈，远... have the part of辶which is derivant of 走(walk), so the words mean specific actions or features related to a journey or road or just the walking progress;
跑，跳，踢...have the part of 足(foot), so the words mean some actions by feet or foot;
狗，猫，猪，貉...have the part of乂or豕(furred animal), so the words mean these animals;
蛇，虾，蟆...have the part of 虫(worm), so the words mean worms or soft mollusca;
丝，组，织... have the part of 纟（silk or thread）, so the words mean someting relating to silk or, if as verbs, some actions like knit or weave with silk;
腊，脉，肠... have the part of 月which is here derivant of 肉（meat or human body）, so the words mean something relating to skin or meat or part of human body;

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睛，盯，瞅．．．have 目(eye), so they mean eye(s) or someting or actions with look;
恨，惆，愤....have 忄（心）(heart), so they express human emotions by heart;
稅，租，稻...have 禾(herb or grain), so they mean crops or grains, and because grains is provisions for human living, they are equivalent to money and tax in the old times, so some words with禾 mean some tax or charge in form of grains (only an ancient system but the words is used till now);
帐，幔，幕... have 巾(cloth or scarf), so they mean blocks of cloth for a special purpose, and because silk-made cloth was very expensive in the old times, it was even used for money, so some words with巾 mean money or someting relating to money management like bookkeeping or accouting;

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