If there's no stronger argument for the need to learn how to read Chinese, it is this! Two characters can have the same pronunciation and tone but mean slightly different things. I learned the character for person (rén) 人 and its radical version 亻as a kid, and now I know 仁 which means "humane", and the way the components fit together is rather poetic.
@liztai Two kids?
@liztai Oh wait, two people!
@sashin 仁 is made of two components (I think): 亻and 二 (two)
@liztai Yeah that's what I meant! You're right that it's a beautiful way to illustrate the concept of "humane"