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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RSelder brother, descendants, multitude, insect
  • RS. two men walking in the sun together: one of them is the elder brother: talk about a multitude of insects
RS
X
evening
  • time of the day when the loud mouths are heard; they are exempty from the rule of going to bed early;
𣄼 西
RS
𣆶night, evening, late
  • when the sun has escaped from view
𣄼 西
RS 旣already, de facto, since, then, previously
  • RS. a man turning from a bowl of rice : : already done eating
RS
clique, lineage, threshold
  • porch of the house of an important clique guarded by a man with axe , don't try to fringe his threshold
RS
X
shadow, light, image, trace
  • under the foliage of the trees in a sunlit city park
; ; ;
RSshadow, image, reflection, photograph
  • fine (like hair ) shadow
  • the sun over Beijing , what a nice view. But the hair of who shot the photograph seems like a shadow in the image
; ; ;
RS
X
reflect, project, be reflected, shine
  • sunlight projected on the wall through reflection on the water in a big pot
RSproject, reflect light
  • the center of the sun projects light; a mirror balances light : reflection
RSfrontier pass, close, relation, connection, barrier
  • image of a person passing through a gate ; barrier closing off a gate ; barrier connecting both sides of a gate
RS
fence, barrier, defend, idle time
  • RS. a fence with a gate made of wood
  • wooden structure blocking the gate : family on idle time (vacation)
  • tree visible from the gate : you are on vacation (leisure)
RS𥃩northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good, straightforward, tough, rad. 138, seventh of the eight Trigrams symbolizing mountain
  • 𥃩: the eye is like a knife : it stops to look good at things and analyses (like a dissection) what it sees; for most people this is straightforward, for others it is tough
  • looks like a person walking in a marching pose: a good person always stops marching at a tough river to cross
; 退 ; al. :
退退RSstep back, retreat, withdraw
  • RS. on the road walk away from the sun
  • in the face of defeat it's good to walk away
  • warrior was seriously hit during battle, his eye broken (-> ) he runs away in agony from battlefield, retreating
RSmost, extremely, exceedingly
  • take someone's hat : extreme behaviour most people won't tolerate
  • the hand pricks up the ear when someone speaks : that's the most important
RSwarm, genial
  • the sun leads us to warmth
RSleisure, relaxation, spare time
  • hand, hand and hand trying to stop the sun from rising: person is not going to work: spare time
RS
X
topic, subject, title
  • what is clearly observed throughout a book
RS
X
right, just
  • what is clearly, correctly observed in broad daylight ; con.: clearly observed:
; ;
RSindeed, yes, right, to be, demonstrative pronoun, this, that
  • a just person 𤴓 doing things in broad daylight
; ; ;
RS
topic, subject, forehead, title, headline, theme
  • exactly what the many pages of the book are about
  • part of the head clearly seen in broad daylight
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