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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矍矍RS𠑩look about in fright or alarm
  • hand 又 and eyes of a bird 瞿: look about in fright or alarm
最最RSmost, extremely, exceedingly
  • take 取 someone's hat 冃: extreme behaviour most people won't tolerate
  • the hand 又 pricks up the ear 耳 when someone speaks 曰: that's the most important
戱戱RS
戏戏		戯戲theatrical play, show
  • theatrical play with spears 戈 happening on the mountain side with tigers 虚/虛
  • ⓢ theatrical play with spears 戈 in hand 又
勸勸RS
劝劝		勧recommend, persuade, advise, urge
  • someone noisy 雚 with strong arms 力: persuasive person
  • ⓢ persuasion of a hand 又 with strength 力
又又RSand, also, again, in addition
  • orig. hand with three fingers → 又; game where one has to guess how many fingers are going to be shown, one plays it again and again; see also 手
 亦 复 再; 尚 更 且
叚叚RS𠭊false, borrowed
没没RSnot, have not, none, drown, sink
  • killed 殳 by water 氵: drown, sink; it's not fun
  • you throw your weapon 殳 in the water 氵, it sinks. You do not have it anymore.
  • walking 又 around with an axe 几 on a slippery 氵floor , makes you fall on your own weapon 殳 and die. Do not do it, because it's negative.
沈; 消; 死
殳殳RSname of old weapon, kill, rad. 79
  • hand 又 holding a small table 几 as a weapon to kill
 戦 打 砕; 没 疫 般 投 殻 穀 撃 役 段 殺 設 殿
叟叟RS叟𠬲𡨎𡨝𡨨𡨼 old person
  • RS. one who needs to carry 又 a light 火 (→ 臼) in the house 冖 to see in the house: 𠬲 → 叟: old man
雙雙RS
双双		pair, brace, couple
𠬶𠬶RSto invade
  • hand ⺕ entering a house 冖 where another hand is waiting 又
叒叒RSobedient, united
  • RS. many hands 又 being united and doing obedient work
隻隻RS
只只		single, one of pair, lone, counter for ship
  • very seldomly a hand 又 may catch a single bird 隹 standing on the deck of a ship
単; 独 孤; 片; 対 双; 船
釜釜RScauldron, pot, kettle
  • father's 父 hands 又 holding a metal 金 pot to be put on the table
睪睪RS𠬤睾inquisitive, swamp, marsh, testicles
  • when one looks for happiness 幸 in a swamp, one can get caught in it like in a net ⺲; happiness 幸 in a bag ⺲: testicles
  • ⓢ hand 又 looking for something under it: 𠬤
攴攴RS攵rap, tap, knock, rad. 66
  • the fortuneteller 卜 knocks with his hand 又 at your door
  • 夂: hand 又 using a short branch 𠂉 to tap
𠬝𠬝RSwrap
  • hand 又 sealed 卩 by wrapping
  • hand 又 forcing a kneeling person 卩 to wrap packages in a factory
 包; 報 服
臤臤RShard, wise, control
権権RS
权权		權power, right, authority
  • modf. 權 → 権; men sitting high 雚 on top of a tree 木: they have a commanding view and thus instate power and authority
  • ⓢ hand 又 ripping out a tree 木: power
曼曼RSlong, extended, vast, beautiful
  • beautiful hand 又 with long fingers and eyes 罒 with long eyelashes seen under the light 日
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