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

Referenced characters

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阜阜R S	𨸏阝峊𡶫	mound, abundant, ample, numerous, slope, rad. 170	many 十 mounds → 𨸏 al. 阝: left hand side character part
卯卯R S	丣	the fourth of the earthly branches, mortise	RS. (1) the seal characcter 卯 is supposed to be an open door (2) 卯(留-田)丣 all derive from the same oracle character possibly two opposing moons representing some time of year indicator	留
邑邑R S	阝𡇃𨙨	area, district, city, state, rad. 163	place 囗 with subservient people 巴 al. 阝: right hand side character part
卪卪R S	巴	subservient person	person 丶 who is bowing 卩	al. 巴: 邑
人人R S	亻𠂉𠂊	man, people, mankind, someone else, rad. 9	person standing wide legged → 人	儿耂尸方者⺼手名口夸漢彦郎夫男; 兵黄只
釆釆R S	𠂟	distinguish, sort, rad. 165	RS. distinguishing rocks from rice 米: → 釆	番
卩卩R S	⺋㔾	seal, kneel, rad. 26	modf. ⺋ → 卩: person kneeling offering his seal to somebody	兑㠯官吏; 却卸印令命即
暴暴R S	㬥曓暴	violent, brutal, tyrannical	RS. the savage attack (two hands 廾 going out 出) of a buck 米 in clear daylight 日: 㬥 → 暴
類類R S 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
貿貿R S 贸贸	𧶻𧶝	trade, barter, mixed, rashly	money 貝 moving from one moon to another moon 卯/丣
革革R S	廿𠦶	leather, animal hides, change, reform, rad. 177	RS. 𠦶: hands 𦥑 spreading leather: it's form has changed lit. modf. 𠦶 : three times ten 廿十 = generation (世) held by hands 𦥑: hand holding leather: the work of a generation: 𠦶 → 革	al. 廿: 庶席度; 矯改; 皮; 靴覇
爿爿R S	丬	half of tree trunk, rad. 90	lit. half of a tree → → 爿	片
生生R S	𤯓龶	life, living, lifetime, birth	branches of a plant or tree → 𤯓 being slashed ⼃ off: the branch grows back and if you plant the cut off part it becomes a new plant	暮命; 興; 誕; 清; 産性姓牲隆星
便便R S	𠊳	convenience, ease, expedient	if a man 亻 does more 更 than he has been asked: quite convenient
⼃⼃R S	丿	slash, bend, rad. 4	left hand side of two rivers coming together 入; con. write
更更R S	㪅	more, still further, much more, renew, grow late, night watch	RS. fire in a hearth 丙 being stoked 攴 by the night watch → → 㪅 → 更: more wood being put on the fire this old man 丈 is more than one says 曰: although it's growing late, he is still further renewing
俞俞R S	兪	consent, approve	RS. boat 舟 → 月 on water 巜 → 刂 with mouth 亼 speaking gathered 亼 people 月　with swords 刂: everybody consents
老老R S	耂⽼䳓老𠄰𠈣𦒳𦒴𪀧	old, aged, experienced, rad. 125	person eating with spoon 匕 (having no teeth) food he has cut ⼃ from the fields 土 (therefore his back is bent ⼃) RS. old man with long hair 耂 leaning on a cane 匕	婆翁; 久; 召; 旧古; 考
好好R S	𨙺𡚽𤫧	good, excellent, fine, well; love	a woman 女 should have a good relation with her child 子; a woman loving her child 子	召; 恋慈愛焦; 悦喜
邊邊R S 边边	辺	edge, margin, side, border	go 辶to see that which is usually far away 臱: the border ⓢ army going ⻌ to the border to show in force 力 or with a sword 刀

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