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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灣灣RS
湾湾
bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream
  • bent 彎/弯 water 氵
  • wet man with bow 弯 coming out of the water 氵: attack in a bay
  • ⓢ an inlet of the sea 氵 where the land curves 弯 inward: bay
彎彎RS
弯弯
bend, curve
  • bow 弓 with entwined strings /䜌: completely bent
  • wet man 亦 with bow 弓: assassin coming from hiding in the water with bent bow ready to shoot
  • ⓢ a bow 弓 is also 亦 curved
戀戀RS
恋恋
love, long for, yearn for
齡齡RS
龄龄
齢age
  • the state of one's teeth 齒/歯 and one's command 令 of oneself is an indicator of age
齒齒RS
齿齿
𠚕歯teeth, gears, cogs, age, rad. 211
  • stop 止 holes forming in RS. a mouth full of teeth 𠚕
  • a dentist stops 止 rice 米 from entering holes 凵 in teeth
  • white teeth like rice 米 stopping 止 things entering the mouth 凵
  • ⓢ stops 止 things entering 入 the mouth 凵
  • stopping 止 gears 米 in a machine 凵
踴踴RS
踊踊
leap, jump
  • brave 勇 foot ⻊
  • foot ⻊ on a path 甬 has to jump from time to time
瓦瓦RStile, earthenware pottery, girl
  • RS. a curved interlocking roof tile: → 瓦
溥溥RSbig, great, vast, wide, widespread
  • the sound of a bell 尃 ringing over the vast waters 氵
荅荅RSsmall bean, thick, vetch, azuki
  • bean gathered by all people 合 from plants 艹
答
搜搜RS
捜捜
search, seek, investigate
  • hand 扌 of an old man 叟/叟 seeking something long lost
叟叟RS叟𠬲𡨎𡨝𡨨𡨼 old person
  • RS. one who needs to carry 又 a light 火 (→ 臼) in the house 冖 to see in the house: 𠬲 → 叟: old man
雙雙RS
双双
pair, brace, couple
觸觸RS
触触
butt, ram, gore, touch
  • insect 蜀/虫 ramming it's horns 角 into something: feels like something touches you
疊疊RS
叠叠
疂疉畳repeat, duplicate, repetitious, tatami
  • work on the fields 畾/田 to provide food on the table 冝 is repetitious
  • a table with cover 冝 standing on the tatami mat 畾/田
  • ⓢ united 叒 work to provide food on the table 冝 is repetitious
濕濕RS
湿湿
damp, wet, moist
  • visibly 㬎/显 in water 氵
  • water 氵 as mist rising from the ground under the sun 日
顯顯RS
显显
manifest, display, evident, clear
  • visible 㬎 to the head 頁: on display, evident
  • ⓢ simpl. 㬎 → 显
絲絲RSsilk, fine thread, wire, strings
頃頃RS
顷顷
time, about, toward, incline
  • RS. a man 匕 leaning his head 頁: incline; only for a short time
奐奐RS
奂奂
be numerous, brilliant
  • two hands stoking a brilliant fire in the hearth → 奐 → 奂
歐歐RS
欧欧
Europe, Ohm
  • area 區/区 known for singing people (opera singers) 欠
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