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
currency, coins, legal tender
  • needed to purchase new cloth when the old cloth is worn out
  • ⓢ cloth on a hanger ready to be sold for currency
RScotton cloth, textiles, linen, distribute, announce
  • clothes workable by hand 𠂇 distributed to the poor and needy after a public announcement
RSbroom, broomstick
  • hand holding a cover with cloth : broom
  • con.: housewife
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RScommon, normal, frequent, regular, long
  • RS. common activity: making clothes in a decorated house/factory , lasts a long time
RSrare, precious, hope, expect, strive for, beg
  • RS. crossing of strands in fabric of a coat : rare and precious material; begar with torn clothes : he's hoping for a better life while begging
RS
to help, assist, to defend, shoe upper
  • white clothes sent to help keeping warm at night/clothes and abundant vegetation burnt for heating help keeping the people in the city warm
  • ⓢ turban nation helping their own gang
RSsilks, fabrics, wealth, property
  • white fabric : expensive silk: a sign of wealth
RSragged clothing, ragged; old and worn out
  • RS. broken cloth off originally from a loom
RSsail, boat
  • sail made of cloth for a boat
RScurtain, cloth screen, canopy
  • bright coloured cloth : curtain
RSmarket, fair, city, town, trade
  • covered place for trading clothes : the market is the centre of the town
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RS
belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
  • RS. top is belt synched at the waste, middle separator , bottom cloth :
RS
tent, screen, mosquito net, a scroll, notebook
  • long cloth ; also a long scroll → notebook
𡰯𡰯RSKangxi dictionary: ancient form of
  • person holding a towel hanging on a stick
  • con. person holding a brush
巿巿RSgrow, sacrificial clothing
  • RS. an apron ()
  • RS. plant with long tentacles
  • looks like a head and clothes
RS𦲅broom
  • bamboo stick held by hand with a hanging cloth at the end
RS
decorate, ornament, adorn, to deceive
  • cloth used to decorate a feeding place (restaurant)
RScurtain, screen, tent
RSseat, mat, take seat, banquet
  • cloth and picture of mat ; broad 广frame with cloth covered in leather 廿
RSsash, belt, obi, zone, region
  • leather 廿廿 implement worn over a tunic with a stick to fix the length; bottom looks like the fixing part of a belt
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