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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渡渡RScross, ferry over, ferry
  • system 度 to cross the river 氵
漫漫RSoverflowing, uncontrolled, reckless, unsystematic, spread over, everywhere, cartoon
  • RS. vast 曼 body of water 氵; the ideal setting for a cartoon
  • tears 氵 of a person with hand with long fingers and eyes with long eyelashes seen under the light 曼 : typical of a cartoon
浸浸RSsoak, immerse, dip, percolate
淑淑RSgood, pure, virtuous, charming
  • younger brothers 叔 good and pure like water 氵
陰陰RS
X
阴阴
negative, YIN principle: zodiac 2; get clouded, shadow, behind 曇; 影; 後
陰陰RS
阴阴
negative (as opposite to positive, as electricity), feminine, female, cloudy, dark, shady, secret, the back side
  • slope 阝 in the shadow 侌
  • ⓢ slope 阝 in the dark of night 月
opp. 陽
里里RS
X
village, old linear unit, 3.93 km.; village
  • in traveling, when one starts seeing rice fields 田 and other fields 土, one knows there must be a village nearby; villages are located at regular intervals of about 4 km.
甫 村 郷; 裏 童 埋 理 厘 黒 黙 野 量
里里RSunit of distance, village, lane
  • place 土 with/between nearby rice fields 田
甫 村 郷; 裏 童 埋 理 厘 黒 黙 野 量
陸陸RS
陆陆
land, continental, army, an accounting form of 六
  • land with trees 坴 surrounded by slopes 阝 defended by an army; right top looks like six 六
  • ⓢ land surrounded by slopes 阝 defended with a weapon 击
陛陛RSsteps leading to the throne, throne, highness
  • slope 阝 with so many steps one compares 坒 them while mounting : highness of the throne
隆隆RSprosperous, plentiful, abundant, noble
  • mounds 阝 of harvest secured by the worship of God 㚅: prosperous
  • grand and prosperous hill 阝 where one 一 goes 夂 to live 生
墨墨RSink, writing, calligraphy, letters, greedy
  • inkstone made from black 黑 earth 土 used in writing and calligraphy
墜墜RS
坠坠
fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin
  • ground 土 falling on a team of miners 隊/队 bringing them to ruin
阻阻RSimpede, hinder, obstruct, oppose
  • table 且 of the officers on a mound 阝: makes it difficult (hinder) to attack it
皿皿RS
X
dish, plate, platter
  • food stacked on a board → 皿
盗 温 寧 血 盤 益 塩 盛 盆 猛 監 盟
皿皿RSshallow container, dish, plate, rad. 108
  • bowl held by two hands → 皿
盗 温 寧 血 盤 益 塩 盛 盆 猛 監 盟
四四RS
X
四四RS
X
四四RS
X
four 丁
凹凹RS
X
concave, sunken
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