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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雛雛RS
雏雏		chick
  • nest of birds 隹 consisting of several small beaks 勹勹 being fed seeds and vegetation 屮屮
 鶵
準準RSrule, guideline, standard, aim
  • water 氵 level serves as a guideline for many 十 birds 隹
隼隼RSaquiline (nose); a falcon
  • bird 隹 capable of eating ten 十 other birds; having a nose like the beak of a falcon
雅雅RSelegant, graceful, refined
  • elegant like a bird 隹 or like the teeth of an elephant 牙
准准RSapprove, allow, permit, in accord
  • simpl. 準: from many 十 rules only one was chosen and fixed (like water 氵 turning into ice 冫)
  • ice 冫 allowing a bird 隹 to sit on water
準
雖雖RS
虽虽		although, even if, reptile, lizard
  • mouth 口 eating insects 虫 like a bird 隹: reptile; even if you see it, it's already gone
  • ⓢ I don't eat 口 insects 虫, although they are edible
維維RS
维维		tie, secure, fiber, maintain
  • tied thread 糸 used to catch a bird 隹
雔雔RSpair of birds, kind of silk-worm, many birds making noise
雀雀RS䲵𠋓𩾟sparrow
售售RS𨾜𨿈𨿞sell
  • RS. to squawk 口 like bird 隹 in order to sell
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
閵閵RS𨶄𫔴name of bird, thread on (躪)
  • bird 隹 flying through the porch 門
雇雇RSemploy, hire
  • RS. employ, call customers at the door 户 like a bird 隹
雝雝RS
雍雍		harmony, union, harmonious
  • RS. 邕 city with moat and 隹 birds: harmony
  • ⓢ sealed 亠 harmony 雝: 雍
  • ⓢ bound 乡 chicken 隹 in a pot with lid 亠: harmonious life with cooking chicken on the fire
雑雑RSmixed, blended, mix, mingle
  • differing types birds 隹 in many trees 杂: they mix amongst each other
馬馬RS
马马		horse, surname, rad. 187
  • → 馬
  • animal fast like a bird 隹 but without wings , it has four 灬 feet and a tail 丶 and is fast and raging like fire 灬
牛; 驚 篤; 騰
隹隹RSbird, rad. 172 難 稚 焦; 亢; 鳥; 隺 蒦 翟 準 准 離 雀 雌 携, 擁 奪 雄 奮 雑 難 催 稚 焦 集 隻 進 維 雇 雅 唯
雄雄RSmale of species, hero, manly, scold, heroic, brave, triumph, win
  • RS. to scold others like a bird 隹 using the hand 厷
雌
䧹䧹RShawk, eagle, falcon
  • man 亻 on a cliff 广 holding a bird 隹 in his hands ready to hunt
鷹
堆堆RSheap, pile, crowd, pile up
  • bird 隹 sitting on a heap of earth 土
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