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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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

Characters


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餅餅RS
饼饼
rice-cakes, biscuits, anything round and flat
  • something edible 飠 which looks equal from both sides 并
傘傘RS
伞伞
umbrella, parasol, parachute
  • many 十 people 人人人人 shielding under an umbrella 𠆢
  • ⓢ many 十 people 人 (split in two and upside down) shielding under an umbrella 𠆢
鈍鈍RS
钝钝
blunt, obtuse, dull, flat, dull-witted
  • sprout like 屯 piece of metal 金 is blunt
飽飽RS
饱饱
eat to the full, sated, tired of, bored, satiate
  • embrace 包 food 飠 fully: become satiated
鏡鏡RS
镜镜
mirror, lens, glass, glasses
  • after a long voyage through the country one can finally 竟 look in a metal 金 object and fashion one's looks
  • ancient mirrors were made of polished metal 金. After several hours of polishing you can finally 竟 watch in a metal 金 plate like mirror.
鋭鋭RSsharp, pointed
  • pointed metal 金 (knife) used to obtain money by big brother 兑
銑銑RS
铣铣
pig iron, shiny metal, mill
  • before 先 metal 金 it was pig iron in a mill
銃銃RS
铳铳
ancient weapon, blunderbuss
  • mature person 充 holding a metal 金 object: a weapon
飢飢RShunger, starving, hungry, famine
  • hungry people come to the table 几 to eat 飠
念念RSthink of, recall, study, wish, idea, thought
  • what is in the mind 心 now 今
錢錢RS
钱钱
銭money, currency, coins
  • a small amount 戔/㦮 of gold or metal 金 serves as currency
  • metal 金 used to pay soldiers 戔/㦮
  • small 戋 metal 钅 coins are money
餓餓RS
饿饿
hungry, greedy for, hunger
  • soldier (defending his people) 我 usually doesn't have food 飠: hunger
  • I 我 need to eat 飠/饣: hungry
今今RS
X
now
  • 4 first strokes of 食: while eating one doesn't think of the past nor of the future; con.: eat, meal
白 飯; 念 含 琴 陰 吟
今今RSnow, today, modern era
  • I'm standing on my right foot 亍 holding a person 人 in my arms → 今: I'm not going to do this for much longer
  • lit. people gathering 亼 and extending the arm 乁 to each other: soon they will part again
念 含 琴 陰 吟
領領RS
领领
neck, collar, lead, guide
  • commanding 令 part of the head 頁: a straight neck
鎖鎖RS
锁锁
lock, padlock, shackles, chains
  • small pieces 𧴪 of metal 金 making up a chain serving as lock
鎮鎮RS
镇镇
subdue, suppress, cool, weight, town
  • true 真 metal 金 is cool and weighs (= suppress)
飲飲RS
X
drink
  • done while eating 食 with the mouth open 欠; porters 欠 must drink often
召 喫
𠆢𠆢RS人roof, house
个
飲飲RS
饮饮
drink, swallow, kind of drink
  • while eating 飠 a man 人 opens his mouth ⺈ to swallow or drink: he lacks 欠 fluid or food
召 喫
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