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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眉眉RSeyebrows, upper margin of book
  • something lying crouched 𠃜 above the eye 目
萈萈RSgoat, gazelle
睡睡RSsleep, doze 寝 眠
瞳瞳RSpupil of eye, stupid, ignorant
  • part of the eye 目 that does not change from childhood 童 on
聽聽RS
听听		聴hear, listen, understand, obey
  • ethical 𢛳 king 王 listening 耳 to and understanding his subjects who obey him
  • ⓢ orders 口 should be listened to, understood and be "protected" 斤: be obeyed
  • listening 耳 with ten 十 eyes 目 and your heart 心
  • ⓢ listen to and obey the one who speaks 口 with an ax 斤
睨睨RS倪𠆔𧡎look askance at, glare at, slant
  • eye 目 glaring at one's naughty son 兒
眺眺RSlook at, gaze at, scan, survey
  • eye 目 gazing at the signs 兆
着着RSmanifest, to wear, arrive, make move, take action, auxiliary word: action in progress
  • sheep ⺷ arriving to be slaughtered ⼃ (= take decisive action) to wear their fur and look 目 good
  • keep eyes 目 on the sheep ⺶, one says to the auxiliary: report any action ongoing
羞 差; 達 到 至 及 届; 帯 召 履; 服
瞑瞑RSclose eyes
  • when it's dark 冥 you close eyes 目
艮艮RS𥃩northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good, straightforward, tough, rad. 138, seventh of the eight Trigrams symbolizing mountain
  • 𥃩 → 艮: the eye 目 is like a knife 匕: it stops to look good at things and analyses (like a dissection) what it sees; for most people this is straightforward, for others it is tough
  • looks like a person walking in a marching pose: a good person always stops marching at a tough river to cross
臤 雄 力 猛 頑 硬 強 剛; 恨 根 銀 限 退 眼; al. : 爵 郷 即 既
省省RSprovince, save, economise, ministry
  • see 目 to it that something gets smaller 少: economise, save money: primary purpose of a ministry in a province
県県RScounty, district, subdivision, prefecture
  • head with an eye 目 of a hung person ㇗ with hanging hair: 𥄉 → 県: the county officials are merciless for burglars
府 道; 州; 懸
瞿瞿RSshocked, scared, look around
退退RSstep back, retreat, withdraw
  • RS. on the road ⻌ walk away 夊 from the sun 日
  • in the face of defeat it's good 艮 to walk ⻌ away
  • warrior was seriously hit during battle, his eye broken (目-> 艮) he runs ⻌ away in agony from battlefield, retreating
盾盾RSshield, dutch guilder, Indonesia
  • RS. an eye 目 looking through a shield
眩眩RS衒痃confuse, dizzy, dazed, disoriented
  • confused and dizzy by profound 玄 eyes 目
瞬瞬RSwink, blink, in a wink, a flash
  • eye 目 blinking when seeing the legendary ruler 舜
淚淚RS
涙涙		泪tears, weep, sympathy
  • dog at the door 戻/戾 crying with water 氵 in his eyes 目: tears
睿睿RSshrewd, astute, clever, keen
  • RS. modification of 䜭 replacing the mouth 口 with 目, to dig into with the eye: shrewd and clever
白白RS𦣺𤼽white, pure, unblemished, bright, rad. 106
  • modf. → 𦣺 or 𤼽 → 白: white rice grain 目 (white as the sun 日), part of a stem 丨
  • looks like a white paint bucket with a paint brush 丶 dipping into the bucket 日
 糧 飯; 禾 米; 楽 激 泊 泉 的 皇 迫 舶 皆 拍 伯 線 食 百 原 習
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