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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寶寶RS
宝宝		treasure, jewel, precious, rare
  • house 宀 of the king 王 containing a jar 缶 with a lot of money 貝
  • ⓢ house 宀 with a lot of jewelry 玉
寬寬RS
宽宽		寛broad, wide, lenient, tolerant
  • house 宀 broad and tolerant enough to house horns, eye and tail (a gazelle) 萈
穴穴RShole, cave, den, rad. 116
  • a place where the roof 宀 is separated 八; a cave is a hole in the mountain
 洞 坑 孔 口; 窯 窃 窮 究 突 空 搾
宀宀RSroof, rad. 40 咅 冋 家; characters 740-778
宥宥RSforgive, pardon, indulge, soothe, calm
  • people possessing 有 a house 宀 can forgive a lot and are calm
害害RSinjure, harm, destroy, kill
  • making false measurements 丯 in a shop under the roof 宀 and proclaiming 口 it: injuring peoples bussiness
宗宗RSlineage, religion, believe
字字RS𥤪𡥜letter, character, word
  • child 子 studying characters and words at school 宀; also: 𥤪 𡥜
 校; 文; 村
宋宋RS𠳼Song dynasty, surname, a state in the Warring States period
  • dynasty 宀 in which literature was spread by use of woodblock 木 printing
寒寒RS𡫮𡫾cold, wintry, chilly塞; 冷; 冬
宣宣RSdeclare, announce, proclaim
  • extended 亘 speech under a roof 宀: public official announcing an important message
寉寉RS隺a bird flying high, crane
  • a bird 隹 nesting on the roof 宀 of a house or a tree
災災RS
灾灾		calamity, disaster, catastrophe
  • overflowing rivers 巛 and fires 火 provoke the greatest disasters/a roof 宀 on fire 火
宙宙RSeternity, space
  • the roof 宀 of heaven over the crops in the field 由: eternal vault
定定RSdecide, settle, fix
  • person standing upright 𤴓 in the house 宀: he's finaly decided to fix his house
守; 決; 確; 錠
察察RSexamine, investigate, notice, guess
  • priests examining the donations to be enshrined 祭 at the temple 宀 altar, guessing it's worth
鮟鮟RS
𩽾𩽾		鰋anglerfish
  • fish 魚 not safe 安 to take by hand cooked safely 安 by the lady 女 at home 宀
審審RS
审审		examine, investigate, judge
  • RS. examine (sort rocks from rice under a roof) 宷 the fields 田
  • ⓢ visitor 申 arriving in a house 宀: he's being examined for sicknesses
容容RSlooks, appearance, figure, form, contain
  • RS. a house 宀 that can contain that which is released 谷; it's form is essential
  • the house 宀 in the valley 谷 contains corn 谷. It's form allows keeping grain 谷 under the roof 宀
宷宷RSexamine
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