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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圖圖RS
图图
図diagram, chart, map, picture
  • targets indicated by crosses 乂 and dots 丶丶 on a map 囗
  • RS. walls 囗 and (originally a difficult grain storage, later difficult winter) 啚/冬 which required a plan: diagram
案 策 企 計 課 图
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
因因RScause, reason, by, because (of)
  • person 大 locked up 囗: usually with good reason
  • con. prisoner
邑邑RS阝𡇃𨙨area, district, city, state, rad. 163
  • place 囗 with subservient people 巴
  • al. 阝: right hand side character part
圃圃RS圑甫𡇊garden, cultivated field
  • plant growing in the field 甫 with an enclosure 囗 around it: garden
囚囚RSprisoner, convict, confine
韋韋RS
韦韦
tanned leather, rad. 178
  • RS. feet 舛 walking around an enclosure 囗: the feet are wearing leather shoes
  • ⓢ hide being dried on a stick 丨: 韦
田田RSfield, arable land, cultivated
  • cultivated field is an enclosure 囗 divided in several 十 pieces; con.: field, body
畑 土 原 野; 科; 畐 畝 畜 単 巣 苗 番 留 細 更 雷; 3640-3677
圍圍RS
围围
surround, encircle, corral
回回RSreturn, turn around, a time
  • enclosure 囗 turning around something else 口
次 度 遍 周; 転; 旋 巡; 壇
或或RScertain, some, perhaps, probably, maybe, or
  • enclosure 囗 guarded by a 一 weapon 戈: it is certain nothing will get out, or perhaps?
Don't confuse with 成
困困RSto surround, besiege, to be surrounded, difficult
  • person hiding in a tree 木 surrounded 囗: besieged and in difficulty
囲囲RSsurround, encircle, corral, whip
  • something 井 surrounded by something else 囗
圓圓RS
圆圆
circle, round, circular, yuan (money coins are circular)
  • shells 貝 and mouths 口 and enclosures 囗 are circular; staff members 員 work within their circular enclosure 囗 (desk) and handle the money
円
團團RS
团团
sphere, ball, circle, mass, lump, association
  • monopolizer 專 having a ring 囗 of people to serve him
  • ⓢ person surrounded 囗 a group of people: sphere or association
肙肙RSa small worm, to twist, to surround, empty
  • RS. round 囗 body 月 - worm; it surrounds itself with thread
絹
國國RS
国国
nation, country, nation-state
  • people wielding spears 戈 with big mouths 口 protecting their one 一 king and borderline 囗
  • ⓢ a country holds it's precious 玉 treasures within it's borders 囗
国
囷囷RSround-shaped storage bin for grain, granary
園園RS
园园
garden, park, orchard
  • people wearing their best clothes 袁 walking in the park 囗 on Sunday/the garden of Eden from the origin's of time 元 surrounded by a wall 囗
甬 庭 苑
圈圈RS
圏圏
circle, corral, radius
  • enclosure 囗 around a precious scroll 卷
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