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.
1參參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
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慘慘RS
惨惨 | | sad, pitiful, wretched, cruel | - heart 忄 feeling sad when looking at Orion 參/参: it's winter
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鰺鰺RS
鲹鲹 | 䱗鯵鱢𩹧𩻦 | horse mackerel | - fish 魚 together with ginseng 參 makes an excellent dish
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