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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賓賓RS
宾宾
賓𡧍𡧎𡪛𡫅𤍘 𥦎𥧨𧶉𧶎guest, visitor, obey, submit
  • RS. one who comes into (upside down 止) the house 宀 and is treated like money 貝: 𡪛 → 賓: venerable guest
  • RS. somebody protected by the soldiers 兵 of a house 宀
它它RSit,that, this, other
  • man 匕 under a roof 宀: everything is his: this, that and other things
向向RSturn, face, toward, direction, trend
  • RS. window 口 in a house 宀 facing a certain direction
赴 臨; 対 反
寞寞RS𡖶silent, still, lonely, solitary
  • house 宀 in the darkness 莫: silent and solitary
寢寢RS
寝寝
sleep, rest, bed chamber
  • invade 𠬶 a house 宀 see a tree trunk 爿/丬 and fall asleep: there was nothing to steal
宴宴RSentertain, feast, a feast, banquet
  • peaceful 妟 activity in a house 宀: feast
晏
院院RScourtyard, yard, court, school, temple
  • place in a building 宀 where abundant 阝 people 元 may stay 完
寺; 廟 堂 楼 館 殿
完完RScomplete, finish, settle, whole
  • man 元 living in a house 宀: he has completed his dream and is settled
卒 終 了; 院; 浣: 洗
寄寄RSsend, transmit, mail, rely on, bring near, gather, collect
  • big unusual thing 奇 sent to or collected in the house 宀
塞塞RS塞𡨄stop up, block, seal, cork, pass, frontier, fortress
  • roof 宀 (and floor 土) being stopped up with straw 茻 → 𡨄 for isolation against the cold (寒)
寒
客客RSguest, traveller, customer
  • person 各 staying in your house 宀
賓; 額
實實RS
实实
実real, true, honest, sincere
  • From building 宀 and remnant string of coins 头貫: prosperous → real
  • ⓢ folded hands 𡗗 in the house 宀: honest and sincere people: 実 → 实
  • ⓢ a firm head 头 is a room 宀 full of honest practice
真 誠; 結; 菓 果; 實
宜宜RS冝suitable, right, fitting, proper
  • table 且 fitting neatly in the house 宀
  • exemplary house 宀 with altar 且
寡寡RSwidowed, alone, friendless
  • RS. one who lives in a house 宀 whose head 頁 is dead (cut 大 by knife 刀): widow
宇宇RShouse, building, structure, eaves, space, heaven
  • roof 宀 near crossing streets 于; if you look up at it you see the heavens
奧奧RS
奥奥
mysterious, obscure, profound, heart, interior
  • RS. sorting rice from rocks 釆/米 in (the interior of) the house 宀 with the hands 大
官官RSofficial, public servant, organ
  • irritable individual 㠯 sitting in the house 宀 of the government always having problems with his organs
政 延; 兑 吏 僚; 棺 管 館
宅宅RS𡧪residence, dwelling, home, grave
憲憲RS
宪宪
constitution, statute, law
  • RS. to use your heart 心 and eyes 罒 to keep records 丯 in a building 宀
  • ⓢ defended by weapons 先 and in the courthouse 宀
守守RSdefend, protect, guard, conserve, obey
  • hand holding something 寸 to defend, protect and guard the house 宀
定; 蒦 卯 𠬶 擁 衛 保 番 護; 狩
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