Amazing Chinese Characters (592) Throw - 投

 The big seal script of character Throw is

The let is character Hand (Post 55), the right is character Spear (Post 590). Soldiers use hand to throw spear to enemy.

The small seal script of character Throw is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Throw is

The left is Radical Hand, the right is character Spear.

The pinyin of character Throw (投) is Tou2.

Amazing Chinese Characters (591) Military Service - 役

 The big seal script of character Military Service is 

The left is Road, the right is character 殳 - Spear, here is the soldier who holds the spear to fight on the road, or on the way to fight. 

The small seal script of character Military Service is

Similar to big seal script.

The cleric script of the character is

The left is Radical Double People, here means Road. The right is character Spear.

The Pinyin of the character is Yi4.

The military service was required or forced. Right now the character means any service forced or required, military service, labour service, etc.

Amazing Chinese Characters (590) Spear - 殳

The shell bone script of character Spear is

A hand holds an ancient Spear made of bamboo.

The bronze script of character Spear is

The top is the stick with a ball, the bottom is a hand.

The small seal script of character Spear is

The top is the Spear, the bottom is a hand.

The clerical script of character Spear is

The top is not similar to any spear any more, actually it is another character Several - 几. The bottom is character Again, here means Hand.

The Pinyin of the character is Shu1.

The character 殳 is not used alone now, but it is widely existed in compound characters.

Amazing Chinese Characters (589) Reflect - 映

 The big seal script of character Reflect is

The left is character Sun (Post 4), the right is character Center (Post 586) where is waterside. The sun shines on vast water surface which reflects the sunlight.

The small seal script of character Reflect is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Reflect is

The left is Radical Sun, the right is character Center.

The Pinyin of the character is Ying4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (588) Vast - 泱

 The big seal script of character Vast is

The left is character Water (Post 13), the right is character Center (Post 586). The ancient China cities were riverside, or lakeside. The center of city is facing the water, boundless water sometimes, which is great water view.

The small seal script of character Vast is 

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Vast is 

The left is Radical Water, the right is character Center.

The Pinyin of the character is Yang1.

Amazing Chinese Characters (587) Unhappy - 怏

 The big seal script of character Unhappy is

The left is character Heart (Post 24), the right is character Center (Post 586), a prisoner who is being executed. The mode of the prisoner is unhappy.

The small seal script of character Unhappy is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Unhappy is

The left is Heart Radical, the right is character Center. 

The Pinyin of the character is Yang1.

Amazing Chinese Characters (586) Center - 央

 The shell bone script of character Center is

A prisoner with shackles is ready to be executed in a big square where is the center of the city.

The bronze script of character Center is

Similar to its shell bone script.

The small seals script of character Center is

Similar to older scripts.

The clerical script of character Center is

Changed a lot, but still some similar to older scripts.

The Pinyin of the character is Yang1.

The character 央 also means Beg as a verb, because the prisoner begs the executioner not to kill him.