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.

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膨膨RSswell, expand, inflate, thick
  • flesh 月 becoming bigger after slapping on it 彭: swell
貝貝RS
X
shell, shellfish
  • → 貝; in ancient times pierced on strings and used as money, 貫; con. as pt.: money
介; 殻 甲; 幣 釣 銭 金
具具RS
X
tool, utensil, thing which accompanies/concretizes
  • mirror on a stand where you see yourself eye to eye 目 while putting on make-up
鏡; 器; 物
貝貝RS
贝贝
sea shell, money, currency, rad. 154
  • two halves of a sea shell → 貝
  • ⓢ animal that crawls in 入 and out of it's shell 冂
  • used as money: 貫
介; 殻 甲; 幣 釣 銭 金
具具RStool, implement, draw up, write
  • a tool 一 inserted into a seashell 貝 to open it
鏡; 器; 物
朕朕RS𦨶𦩎I, majestic plural
膜膜RSmembrane, film, kneel and worship
  • the flesh 月 is hidden in darkness 莫 by the membrane
  • body of the Buddha 月 one suspects in the darkness 莫 of the temple for which one kneels in worship
眼眼RSeye, eyelet, hole, opening
  • good 艮 eye 目; twice eye 艮目; hole remaining after the eye 目 has been removed with a knife 艮
脈脈RS
脉脉
blood vessels, veins, arteries
  • hairlike branching 𠂢 structures in flesh 月/long 永 structures in flesh 月
脹脹RS
胀胀
full-stomached, glutted, swelling of the skin, expand, expansion
  • growing 長 flesh 月: full stomach or swelling of the skin
敗敗RS
败败
be defeated, decline, fail
  • knock 攵 with money 貝 at the door of an official to bribe him: initiating the defeat and decline of an empire
服服RS
X
dress, clothes, be contained within
  • mouth/heart/rules), dose (medicine/cigarette) (body ⺼ wrapped 𠬝
装; 冖 衣 袴 着 裁 糸 脱; 含
服服RS𦨈clothes, wear, dress, taking medicine
  • wrapped 𠬝 body ⺼ : sick person in need of medicine
装; 冖 衣 袴 着 裁 糸 脱; 含
腹腹RSstomach, belly, abdomen, inside
  • where eaten flesh 月 repeatedly 复 goes
販販RS
贩贩
marketing, sell, trade
  • sell for money 貝 against 反 competing rivals
肢肢RShuman limbs, animal feet
  • hand holding branch 支 attached to a body 月: limb
嬰嬰RS
婴婴
baby, infant, bother
  • woman 女 with necklace of cowries 賏: just married and ready to bear a baby
腰腰RSwaist, loin, hips, kidney
  • part where the body 月 of the baby emerges from the mother 要
貶貶RS
贬贬
𡬯𡬲𦥕𦥘𦥧𧴷 𧸘decrease, lower, censure, criticize, disparage
  • a lack 乏 of money 貝: the boss is critized and his value decreases
睡睡RS
X
sleep, doze
  • heavy eyes 目 hanging left and right 垂 on the face
寝 眠
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