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
alone, single, solitary, only
RS
butt, ram, gore, touch
  • insect / ramming it's horns into something: feels like something touches you
RS
candle, taper, shine, illuminate
  • fire which attracts insects to their death: candle
RS
muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy
  • the muddy waters of sechwan
RSskull
  • bone looking like : skull
RS
class, category, type, belong to
  • different classes or categories of insects : some living in water others feeding on corpses
  • ⓢ different corpses of insects : all ordered according to class and category to which they belong
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