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

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.

Characters

Primitives

Primitives are character components which can be used to decompose a character and fabricate a story around it to remember it. Most of the time components where joined because of their pronunciation to certain signific parts. This means that originally a character had a signific part, giving meaning to it, and a phonetic part, giving a phonetic clue to the character. In case we use the original meaning we always put the marker RS. in front which means that the meaning comes from the excellent site from Richard Sears about Chinese Etymology. More information can be found here.

Knowing these primitives well will aid in remembering them. Primitives are always colored light green on this site.

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廴廴R S		go, rad. 54	modf. ⻌ → 廴	廷延建
弓弓R S		bow, curved, arched, rad. 57	→ 弓	弗弔弱引弾張弦; 湾窮弧強弘
並並R S 并并	业竝幷	equal to, side by side, also, what is more, both	stand 立 side by side → 並 → 业, both men are equal	連列; 及; 庸凡; 普; al. 业: 菐显業虚繊; : 霊
丰丰R S	𡴀	abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty, branch	branch → 𡴀 → 丰: abundant, lush vegetation	彗
至至R S	𦤳	reach, arrive, extremely, very, climax	arrow stuck in the ground: → 至: it has reached it's climax one 一 individual 厶 reached his destination 土	払去台広参; 着達及届; 室窒到致屋
毛毛R S		hair, fur, feathers, coarse	feather or tail of an animal → 毛	彡髪; 羽; 耗尾
凡凡R S	𠔼	all, any, every, ordinary, common	sail in the wind : it covers all and everything	庸並平; 巩
戸戸R S		door, family	門 → → 戶 → 戸	家; 軒; 扁炉房肩扇扉所戻雇啓
鳥鳥R S 鸟鸟		bird, rad. 196	→ → 鳥	酉隹喿; 鶴鶏鳴; al. : 島
舟舟R S		boat, ship, rad. 137	sail of a ship → 舟	航艇般艦船舶凡
釆釆R S	𠂟	distinguish, sort, rad. 165	RS. distinguishing rocks from rice 米: → 釆	番
羊羊R S	⺷𠁥𢆉⺶⽺芉𦍋𦍌𨋽	sheep, goat, rad. 123	horns of a sheep → 羊; 𠁥	未; 洋祥業達様鮮詳弾遅; al. ⺷: 菐窯義美養差着; lamb 子羊 contr. → 子: 享
耒耒R S		handle of plow, plow, rad. 127	plow → 耒	𢦏培農墾; 働耕耗籍
片片R S		slice, splinter, strip, rad. 91	something slashed ⼃ in slices with an upper part 上 and a lower part ㇆ lit. half of a tree → → 片	爿
乇乇R S		depend on, entrust with, sprout	seeds entrusted to the ground by the farmer sprout: → → 乇: his life depends on this relation with the ground	宅
乂乂R S		mow, cut grass, subdue, govern, control, manage, nurture	RS. scissors → 乂
癶癶R S		legs, footsteps, rad. 105	footsoles: → 癶	発登
于于R S	亐亍亏	in, on, at, go to, going	crossing streets RS. probably a compass (dividers) for making molds of like shape	怪; 通; 夸汚宇芋行
失失R S		lose, make mistake, neglect	RS. hand throwing down something: → 失	矢
非非R S		not, negative, non-, oppose	outward turned (not flapping) wings: → 非: they do not function; the wings oppose the air

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