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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鬲鬲R S		type of cauldron with three hollow legs, rad. 193	RS. a 3 legged cauldron: → 鬲
鹿鹿R S	𢉖𢊩𪋵𢈘鹿	deer, surname, rad. 198	RS. deer with antlers: → → 鹿
㡀㡀R S		ragged clothing, ragged; old and worn out	RS. broken cloth 巾 off originally from a loom
虹虹R S	𧈬𧍺𧌫𧊋𧈫	rainbow	RS. the ancient character is a bowed snake 虫 with two heads: → → 𧈬 → 𧈫 → 虹
脊脊R S	𦟝𦠗	spine, backbone, ridge, stature, height	RS. body 月 with spine above: → 脊
畏畏R S	𠂽𤰣𤰰𤰲𤰵𤱖𤱫	fear, dread, awe, reverence	RS. man with a devils face and a stick: → 𤱖 → 畏
廌廌R S	𢊁𤙪	an animal probably an elk, unicorn	RS. an animal probably an elk: → 廌
韭韭R S		scallion, leek, rad. 179	RS. an ideograph of leeks: → 韭
爵爵R S	𡬠爵𠋓𠕢𠙘𡭌𢋺𣝣𣡫𥥼𥧀𩰣𩰥𩰦𩰧𩰨爵	feudal title or rank, wine pitcher with three legs and a loop handle	RS. remnant of a three legged wine brewing container (top) and indication that it is like 鬯皀 (bottom left) with a handle 寸: → 𣡫 → 𣝣 → 爵
鬯鬯R S	⾿𠚍𠤓𤽣𥠴𮫖	sacrificial wine, unhindered, rad. 192	RS. container full of rice: → 鬯
兔兔R S	兎𪞁兔	rabbit, hare	RS. ideograph of a rabbit with a tail and ears: → 兎 → 兔	免
貞貞R S 贞贞	𠨀𣦵	virtuous, chaste, pure, loyal, incorruptible	RS. a square metal incense container in which the divination cracks were made: → → 貞
臽臽R S	𦥢𥦶	pit, hole	RS. man ⺈ falling into a trap 臼: → 臽
卂卂R S		fly, wing	RS. ideograph of a wing: → 卂
𦣞𦣞R S 𦣝𦣝		comb	image of a comb
凹凹R S		concave, hollow, depressed, a pass, valley	figure of a concave or hollow thing
䇂䇂R S		crime, fault, sin	RS. probably contextual alternate of 辛 another version of an upside down person: → 䇂
旡旡R S	㒫𠘸	choke, sob	RS. man blowing to the right: → 旡

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