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.

Characters

Characters


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RSmouth, open end, entrance, gate, rad. 30
  • smiling mouth ; the mouth is where food and words enter and get out
  • con.: speak, box, pot, person, order
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RSenclosure, erect, proud, upright, bald, rad. 31
  • somebody having a big house with enclosure is proud and stands upright; by this time in his life he usually is bald
  • con.: city (enclosed place where people live)
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RS
area, district, region, ward, surname
  • city block taken up by a large factory: there are boxes and boxes and boxes and boxes to store manufactured goods in the storage house /see
RSarticle, product, commodity, refinement
  • articles and products are stored in many boxes on top of each other ; these products are more refined than what they were made from
; ;
RSreturn, turn around, a time
  • enclosure turning around something else
; ; ;
RS
a musical note, spine, backbone
  • to mouths singing connected (related) notes
  • two vertebrae connected in the spine
RSroad, path, street, journey
  • place where everyone may walk 𧾷
RSreceptacle, vessel, instrument
RSlive, dwell, reside, sit
  • old body sits where it is and doesn't move
  • RS. baby falling from a mother : original dwelling place
RSsing, chant, call, ditty, song
  • mouth with a clear voice
RS
storey, layer, floor, stratum
  • corpses of the past (still being talked about): geological layers in the ground from millions of years back
RSstep on, trample, tread on, walk
  • walk with feet 𧾷 on things you don't notice because you babble
RSanchor vessel, overnight, tranquil, lake, body of water
  • done when the water is white (tranquil) because of the moonlight
  • white night near the waterside
RSshine, illumine, reflect, compare
  • bright fire used to shine onto something in order to compare it to other things
RS
X
  • scenery, view (the capital's majestic palaces glittering in the sun ) ;
RSscenery, view, conditions, shadow
  • the sun shining over the capital provides for a majestic view; it's light creates many shadows on the street
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RSviolent, brutal, tyrannical
RS
X
fine weather, clear away
  • a day with a blue sky makes you feel young
RS
X
bright
  • ), clear, light (), dawn (), begin (), end (), become light, in the light, public (), be open (), next (), pass (the night), disclose (a secret) () (both YANG and YIN sources of light, beginning with the sun , ending with the moon
RSbright, light, brilliant, clear
  • the sun and the moon are the brightest objects in the sky
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