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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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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固固RSto become solid, solidify, strength
  • old 古 mouths 囗 tell strong stories; they tell them time and time again without change: they have been hardened
 硬 緊 堅 剛; 個 箇
湖湖RSa lake, Hubei, Hunan, bluish-green
  • old (with many stories) 古 body 月 of water 氵
潟 池
胡胡RSrecklessly, foolishly, wildly, barbarian, foreign
  • reckless behaviour makes a body 月 grow old 古 quick
居居RSlive, dwell, reside, sit
  • old 古 body 尸 sits where it is and doesn't move
  • RS. baby 古 falling from a mother 尸: original dwelling place
枯枯RSwither, die, dry up, be seasoned
估估RSmerchant, estimate, guess, presume
  • person 亻that seems to have 10 mouths 古: spews many estimates and guesses in order to seduce his buyers
敢敢RS𠭖𢼿𢽤𢽿𣆸𣪏 𪠬dare, venture, bold, brave
做做RSwork, make, act
  • persons 亻 hand tapping 攵 until it's worn out 古: it has worked and made a lot in the act
姑姑RSfather's sister, husband's mother, aunt
故故RSancient, old, reason, because, accident
  • old 古 hand 攵 doing things nobody remembers reason for
  • the knock 攵 killed him because he was old 古: it was an accident
苦苦RSbitter, hardship, suffering
  • when one is old 古 and buried under the grass 艹 one has suffered many a bitter hardship
 痛 悩 患 忍; 辛; 煮
啇啇RSto stalk, the stem, the foot, the base
  • old 古 stalks of grain standing 立 at the country side 冂
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