allograph (different shape but same meaning)
connotation as a character part
abbreviated, abbreviation
contracted, contraction
extended meaning
government
kanji, ideograph, character
literal translation from the Shuowen Jiezi
modified, modification
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mijn hanzi, modification
opposite meaning or situation
when used as a character part
explanation according to Richard Sears (http://hanziyuan.net/)
one of the 214 radicals in the traditional character classification system
situation chosen for evoking this meaning
suffix for counting units of objects, etc.
Unclassified by Joseph De Roo.
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沈沈RS沉㕴伔牨𣲽𤘣 𤘺𤘻sink, submerge, addicted to
  • man with a load 冘 sinking in the water 氵
  • as a cloth cover 冖 , water 氵 submerges a person 几
湛湛RS㴴沈浸淫潭deep, profound, clear, tranquil, placid
  • exceedingly great 甚 water 氵: deep and tranquil ocean
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