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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㑒㑒RSall, together, unanimous 審 査 糾 閲; 検 倹 剣 験 険
鉄鉄RSiron, strong, solid, firm
  • metal 金 firm and strong enough to survive being thrown down 失
鐵
食食RS
X
eat
  • modf. : house 𠆢 with people eating white rice 白 and other food from small cups 匕匕
右; 召 喫; al. 飠: 2844-2877; : 廊; : 倉
食 is modf. to express related concepts: 艮 良 皆 今 昆
銀銀RS
X
silver
  • firm 艮 long lasting metal 金 objects
食食RS
饣饣
飠𠊊𩚃㿝eat, meal, food, rad. 184
  • gathering of people 亼 feasting 皀 (not 艮!) on food 𠊊 → 食
  • con.: rice
  • bowl 白 of food on a tiny table 厶 being covered by a lid 人
  • ⓢ looks like a mouth ⺈ eating a piece of noodle 𠄌
右; 召 喫; al. 飠: 2844-2877; : 廊; : 倉 ; 艮 良 皆 今 昆
銀銀RS
银银
silver, cash, money, wealth
  • shine of metal 金 cutting in the eye 艮
飯飯RS
X
meal, cooked rice
  • portion of food 飠 like an embankment 反 on a plate
白 今 賄; 炊; 糒: 備 餅
飯飯RS
饭饭
cooked rice, food, meal
  • meal 飠/饣 eaten as an antidote against 反 hunger
白 今 賄; 炊; 糒: 備 餅
鍛鍛RS
锻锻
forge metal, temper, refine
  • metal 金 forged into steps 段
錠錠RS
锭锭
spindle, slab, cake, tablet, lock, shackles
  • object used to fix (lock) 定 molten metal 金 into it's form: ingot
  • metal 金 object keeping you right at your place 定
会会RS
X
meeting, meet
  • 2 individuals 云 under the same roof 𠆢
合; 催 集; 機 遭 逢; 迎; 絵
鉱鉱RSmine, mineral, ore
  • broad place 広 used for extracting metal 金: open mine
鑛
金金RS
X
gold, metal, money
  • king 王 in his basement strongroom 𠆢 with his gold left and right
毌 額 幣 札 銭 貝; 余; 2842-2878
全全RS
X
all, whole, entirely
  • the owner is king 王 of everything in his house 𠆢; his house is his castle
庶 挙 皆 各 総 諸; 専; 栓
鐘鐘RS
X
钟钟
bell
  • metal 金 bell playfuly rung by children 童; villagers hearing the sound think only of "the bell" and not of "the time" like when the bell is rung at sunrise and sunset 音
飾
金金RS
钅钅
gold, metals in general, money
  • a good king 王 like the father of a household 𠆢 divides the money of his kingdom evenly 丷 among al subjects
  • metal bell → 金
  • ⓢ looks like a hammer 𠂉 hitting a metal bell 二 with it's clapper 𠄌
毌 額 幣 札 銭 貝; 余; 2842-2878
鐘鐘RS
钟钟
clock, bell
  • metal object 金 standing 立 in the centre of a village 里
  • ⓢ metal 钅 object with an opening 口 and a clapper 丨
飾
全全RScomplete, entirely, full, whole
  • the king 王 rules and possesses everything in his house 𠆢
庶 挙 皆 各 総 諸; 専; 栓
錘錘RS
锤锤
balance weight on scale, hammer, weight
  • metal 金 weight used on the drooping 垂 side of a balance
企企RSstand on tiptoe, hope, long, expect, plan
  • RS. a man 人 standing on tiptoe 止: he's hoping to get moving soon and execute his plan
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