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
CLOSE
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.
1 2 3
販販RS
贩贩		marketing, sell, trade
  • sell for money 貝 against 反 competing rivals
賓賓RS
宾宾		賓𡧍𡧎𡪛𡫅𤍘 𥦎𥧨𧶉𧶎guest, visitor, obey, submit
  • RS. one who comes into (upside down 止) the house 宀 and is treated like money 貝: 𡪛 → 賓: venerable guest
  • RS. somebody protected by the soldiers 兵 of a house 宀
賑賑RS
赈赈		䝩挋𧵉relieve, aid distressed, rich, flourish
  • man handling a hoe 辰 thus earning money 貝: rich and relieved
賠賠RS
赔赔		compensate, indemnify, suffer loss
  • money 貝 paid after spitting 咅
貧貧RS
贫贫		poor, impoverished, needy
屓屓RS
屃屃		㞒屭眉負贔𠫍 𡳻gigantic strength, hercules
  • body 尸 having the strength to pull many shells 贔 貝
貿貿RS
贸贸		𧶻𧶝trade, barter, mixed, rashly
  • money 貝 moving from one moon to another moon 卯/丣
貝貝RS
贝贝		sea shell, money, currency, rad. 154
  • two halves of a sea shell → 貝
  • ⓢ animal that crawls in 入 and out of it's shell 冂
  • used as money: 貫
介; 殻 甲; 幣 釣 銭 金
貸貸RS
贷贷		lend, borrow, pardon
  • soldier 代 borrowing money 貝
賃; 債; 借
贈贈RS
赠赠		give present, bestow, confer
  • money 貝 received for something already done 曾
賜賜RS
赐赐		give, bestow favours, appoint
  • pouring 易 money 貝 like water: give away
購購RS
购购		buy, purchase, hire
  • buy an interweaved cloth 冓 for money 貝
  • ⓢ be hooked 勾 on money 贝: wanting to buy everything
賽賽RS
赛赛		compete, contend, contest, race
  • gambler having a house with a heavy roof 𡨄 and a lot of money 貝: he competed in many races
賈賈RS
贾贾		merchant, buy, trade
  • merchant from the west 覀 using money 貝 in trade
賂賂RS
赂赂		賂𧸚bribe, give present
  • influence everything 各 with money 貝: bribe
貫貫RS
贯贯		a string of (1,000) holed copper coins, pierce through, be linked together
  • money 貝 pierced through 毌 hanging on a string
貴貴RS
贵贵		䝿expensive, costly, valuable
  • shells 貝臾 were a type of money in ancient times: 䝿 → 貴
賢賢RS
贤贤		virtuous, worthy, good, able, intelligent
  • controlled 臤 use of money 貝
贏贏RS
赢赢		𦢼win, surplus, gain, profit
  • all 凡 profit is usually the result of death mouths 吂 at night 月 because of money 貝
財財RS
财财		wealth, valuables, riches
  • having the talent 才 to amass money 貝: end up wealthy and rich
1 2 3 NEXT