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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亼亼RSto assemble, to gather together
  • people 人 coming together in one 一 place; people entering 入 one 一 place
今
㫃㫃RSflags flying, long bands or ribbons attached to flags, streamers, to cease, to desist from
  • person 人 (if kanji part written as 𠂉) moving a flag in both directions 方 on a pole: up means flying flags, down means a person has ceased to exist: half mast; old form of 偃
  • looks like a person 方 holding up a flag 𠂉 waving it in the air
方方RSa square, rectangle, a region, local, direction
  • RS. man 人 carrying a load 亠: he must know exactly which direction he goes otherwise he won't reach his target
  • man 人 under a roof 亠: a roof is square
  • a square-shouldered, square-built powerfull man 人 carries a heavy weight 亠: he has as aspect not to be afraid to be upright and honest, he can stand his ground, that is a law of nature
  • Looks like a person running in a certain direction
㫃 坊 妨 芳 傍 紡 房 訪 防 肪
㑒㑒RSall, together, unanimous 審 査 糾 閲; 検 倹 剣 験 険
參參RS
参参
𠫰take part in, intervene, ginseng, going, coming, three
  • symbol for the three 三 centre stars 厶 in the belt of the Orion constellation 𠫰 → 參 (adds a man 人: the hunter)
  • ⓢ individual 厶 big 大 hunter of the three 彡 stars constellation
    ; ginseng grows slowly just like the constellation's coming and goings The three stars are part of the constellation; the constellation comes and goes in the night sky
㐱㐱RSbushy, black hair
内内RS內inside 奥 中; 肉 納 丙
坐坐RSsit, seat, ride, travel by
  • persons 人人 sitting on the ground 土; if one person 人 wants to see the other 人 he needs to travel and eat a lot of dust 土
畿畿RSimperial domain, area near capital
  • how many 幾 fields 田 without men 人 are there in the imperial domain (usually located near the capital)
食食RS
饣饣
飠𠊊𩚃㿝eat, meal, food, rad. 184
  • gathering of people 亼 feasting 皀 (not 艮!) on food 𠊊 → 食
  • con.: rice
  • bowl 白 of food on a tiny table 厶 being covered by a lid 人
  • ⓢ looks like a mouth ⺈ eating a piece of noodle 𠄌
右; 召 喫; al. 飠: 2844-2877; : 廊; : 倉 ; 艮 良 皆 今 昆
飤飤RSfeed, provisions
弟弟RS𠂖young brother, junior, I, me
  • young fellow running and playing around → 弟
  • fellow 人 shooting arrows 丷 with his bow 弓
  • a spear (丷丨丿) being wrapped around by a rope 弓: younger brother learns from his big brother how to tie a rope.
叔; 兄
値値RS
值值
price, cost, worth
  • person 人 being straight 直/直 about the true cost of something
奄奄RS𡘤𡘹cover, surround, suddenly, abruptly
菐菐RSa thicket, luxuriant vegetation
  • person 人 holding something standing 业 on his head through luxuriant vegetation 艸: → 菐
業 撲 僕
倉倉RS
仓仓
仺warehouse, storehouse, granary, berth, sea
  • people 口 eating 食 from the foods stored at the warehouse
  • ⓢ people 人⺋ packed together in a storehouse
史史RShistory, chronicle, annals
  • RS. hand 𠂇 writing what is said 口; history passes through the mouth 口 of people 人
吏
卒卒RS卆soldier, servant, at last, finally
  • many 十 men 人人 hiding under cover 亠: soldiers in a secret operation at last being discovered
  • person drinking 90 九十 glasses of alcohol
隊隊RS
队队
team, group, army unit
  • mound 阝 where a team of miners is working looking like many pigs 㒸
  • ⓢ slope 阝 defended by a team of people 人
飲飲RS
饮饮
drink, swallow, kind of drink
  • while eating 飠 a man 人 opens his mouth ⺈ to swallow or drink: he lacks 欠 fluid or food
召 喫
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