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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paper money, bank notes, copy
  • for lack of gold / the state prints paper money
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blunt, obtuse, dull, flat, dull-witted
  • sprout like piece of metal is blunt
RSmirror, looking glass, reflect, reference, learn from
  • man looking over a pan in metal : mirror; one can learn from that
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balance weight on scale, hammer, weight
  • metal weight used on the drooping side of a balance
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lead
  • metal poisoning streams
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plate, coat, gild
  • metal heated to some degrees so it can be plated or coated as gild
RSrecord, copy
  • write down in metal : a record for eternity
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saw, amputate
  • metal object used by the old artisan
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smelt metals, forge, refine
  • bag of metal parts being smelted
  • ⓢ metal being worked on from early in the morning
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tie, confine, secure
  • strong stories about corruption with money and being confined in a cell
RScauldron, pot, kettle
  • father's hands holding a metal pot to be put on the table
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error, blunder, mistake, wrong, disorderly
  • having old money lying around which has no value anymore: a costly mistake
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inscribe, engrave, unforgettably
  • name engraved in a metal door sign
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pig iron, shiny metal, mill
  • before metal it was pig iron in a mill
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ancient weapon, blunderbuss
  • mature person holding a metal object: a weapon
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gold, metals in general, money
  • a good king like the father of a household 𠆢 divides the money of his kingdom evenly among al subjects
  • metal bell
  • ⓢ looks like a hammer 𠂉 hitting a metal bell with it's clapper 𠄌
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bell
  • metal object for giving orders
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clock, bell
  • metal object standing in the centre of a village
  • ⓢ metal object with an opening and a clapper
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steel, hard, strong, tough
  • metal from the misty mountains
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