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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RSclear, bright, distinct
  • good characteristic of the moon : brings clear and bright light during the night making things distinctly visible
RS
X
(human) body ;
RS𠃫𡰬𢈯𨊘 body, trunk, hull, rad. 158
  • standing bear with a fat body
;
RS
X
boat
  • junk with battened sail
RS
X
shoot ;
RSshoot, eject, issue forth, emit, to send out
  • to kill one has to shoot at and hit a small part of one's body ; a person holding bow and arrow to shoot
;
RSboat, ship, rad. 137
  • sail of a ship
RSturn, face, toward, direction, trend
  • RS. window in a house facing a certain direction
;
RS
X
be turned to, turn to, face toward, opposite side, beyond
  • something happening beyond the limits of the house ; al. 宀:
;
RS
X
bird
  • phoenix rising from its ashes after it consumes itself in fire every 500 years
; ; al. :
RS
bird, rad. 196 ; ; al. :
RS
X
island
  • mountain mainly inhabited by birds
RS
X
target, adjectival suffix -tic, -tical
  • food has the mouth as its target
RSpossessive, adjectival suffix, mark, target, object
  • somebody who clearly has his arms wrapped around something possesses it; he has it's place clearly marked in his mind
RS
island
RS
X
nose modf. : al. 自:
RS𨸏𡶫mound, abundant, ample, numerous, slope, rad. 170
  • many mounds 𨸏
  • al. 阝: left hand side character part
RS𢊵𢋛𢍂𦤓鼻 nose, first, rad. 209
  • head with a nose held by two hands
RS𤰞卑humble, low, inferior, despise
  • RS. a hand that drinks from a turtle shell : : low level or inferior action
RSsail, navigate, ship, boat
  • proud captain navigating his ship
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