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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夷夷RSbarbarians, peaceful, level, eliminate
  • RS. those people 大 who dress in wraps 弓 not sewed cloths: barbarians; better be at peace with them than be leveled or eliminated
因因RScause, reason, by, because (of)
  • person 大 locked up 囗: usually with good reason
  • con. prisoner
奔奔RSrun fast, flee, rush about, run
䙴䙴RS䙲𠨧𢍱climb, make headway
  • RS. hands and feet 舁 climbing with head 囟 between hands and kneeling man 卩 at bottom: 𠨧 → 䙴: a monkey climbing
  • head 覀 of a crouched 卩 man 大: he's climbing
冘冘RSmove on, march
  • RS. a man 大 walking with a load across his shoulder 工 or in a wide space 冂: → 冘
類類RS
类类		頪sort, class, group, kind, category
  • different kinds of living things: plants 米, animals 犬 and men 頁
  • ⓢ different kinds of living things: men 大 and plants 米
奢奢RS奓奢extravagant, wasteful, exaggerate
  • big person 大 above a normal one 者: extravagant, exaggerates easily
天天RS夭一sky, heaven, god, celestial
  • which is above 一 even the biggest man 大
 宇 蚕; al. : top stroke of 天: 存 在 丙 雨 下 王 互 正; 夭: 橋 忝 矯 笑; : top stroke of 夭: heaven = good, superior: 禾 壬 㠯 宅 乏 系 釈 番 託 廷 延 風 ; 无: 旡
夫夫RSman, male adult, husband, those
  • RS. man with his head emphasized → 夫
  • man 大 having four arms
慶慶RS
庆庆		congratulate, celebrate, joy
  • RS. related to the heart 心 of a prancing 夊 deer 鹿: joy
  • ⓢ big 大 joyous party celebrated in a spacious house 广
商商RS𠿧𠹧𡅟𠾃𡄚𧶜 𡄚commerce, business, trade, make a deal, selling
幸幸RS㚔luck(ily), favor, fortunately, happiness, blessing, fortune
  • person standing 立 in the fields 土 using his pitchfork 𢆉 to gather the harvest: he's a happy man with good fortune
  • 大 murder above 屰 dead man: 㚔 murderer
  • from bitter 辛 to happiness: only one 一 step
祥 福 吉; 慶 祉 嬉; 執 報; 尺
夭夭RSyoung, fresh-looking, die young
  • RS. man 大 with head leaning forward: he's running → young
馱馱RS
驮驮		駄horse load, pack-horse
太太RSvery, too, much, big, extreme, fat
  • RS. pregnant adult 大 bearing a child 丶: a very big belly
 肪 肥 脂; 茂; 厚; 駄
寡寡RSwidowed, alone, friendless
  • RS. one who lives in a house 宀 whose head 頁 is dead (cut 大 by knife 刀): widow
吳吳RS
吴吴		呉one of warring states, give
  • RS. a man 大 with a jug 口 on his shoulder: probably the state of Wu, may have been originally noted for pottery; he gives something from his jug
契契RSdeed, contract, bond, engrave
王王RS𠙻king, ruler, royal, surname
  • orig. person 大 stretching from earth 一 till heaven 一
  • a king is symbolized by his crown or person sitting on his throne → 𠙻 → 王
潤 主 望 皇 徴 全 金 狂; 3142-3172; 呈
奧奧RS
奥奥		mysterious, obscure, profound, heart, interior
  • RS. sorting rice from rocks 釆/米 in (the interior of) the house 宀 with the hands 大
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