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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RS
note, memo, paper, label, letter
  • decimated / bamboo : strips used to write notes and letters and used as paper
RSbamboo, flute, rad. 118
  • bamboo shoots ; flutes are made from bamboo
2344-2379
RSrank, grade, wait, equal, 'etc.'
  • tho bamboo scrolls in the temple order everything according to rank, grade
  • a bamboo temple waits to equal a marble temple in rank
RSsmall bamboo, bamboo grass
  • bamboo grass: one generation of bamboo
RSladle, bamboo skimmer, bamboo basket
  • made from bamboo looking like claws of a hand
RS𦲅broom
  • bamboo stick held by hand with a hanging cloth at the end
竿竿RS𣔼𥫞bamboo pole, penis
  • pole of tool made in bamboo
RS
knot, node, joint, section, seasons, passage, paragraph, section, beats (music), rhythm, time
  • quick beating with bamboo stick defining the rhythm at which a passage from a sutra should be read turning the tongues of the reciters in a knot
  • ⓢ shuttle going back and forth weaving cotton in a steady rhythm
RS𠒀𢹽𥯓𥸢 hairpin, clasp, wear in hair
  • several men speaking about the bamboo hairpin of the beautiful woman
RS𥵞 𥷪tally, lot(tery), marker
  • bamboo slip about the worth of garlic or leek : gambling ticket
RS𡩀篆seal script, seal, official stamp
  • seal script used by the pig with husks (official) to write on bamboo slats
RS
build, erect, building
  • something strong built from wood and bamboo : a building
RStoken, sign, symbol, mark, tally, charm, match
  • given small piece of bamboo with a person's name on it
  • CJKV. A bamboo slip on which a contract is written and then broken in two so that the two matching halves can be held by the two parties involved.
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