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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阿阿RSfavor, today, assent, pander to, play up to, rely on, a riverbank, the corner or edge, a pillar, slender and beautiful, discharge, Africa
歌歌RSsong, lyrics, sing, chant, praise
  • man with open mouth 欠 singing about good 可可 things
謡 吟 唱; 鳴; 詩
可可RSgood, approval, may, can, -able, possibly
  • → 可: it is good not to talk 口 too much 丂; approval is given by nodding one's head, not by talking; what can possibly go wrong when everything is good?
宜 良 善; 許 認; 河 奇 何 歌
河河RSriver, stream, yellow river
奇奇RSstrange, unusual, uncanny, occult
  • so big 大 that everybody talks 可 about it
 超; 怪 妙; 寄 崎 騎
何何RSwhat, why, where, which, how
  • questions are good 可 for a person 亻: they keep the mind fresh and the attention focused; RS. person 亻carrying an axe 可
奈; 荷
苛苛RSsmall, petty, harsh, rigorous
  • good 可 vegetables 艹: small stature and harsh life
  • ball 可 of vegetables 艹: food for harsh life
哥哥RSelder brother
  • the brother who is twice as good 可可 as all other brothers
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