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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刻刻RScarve, engrave, quarter hour
  • work a pig 亥 with a knife 刂: it takes some time
剖剖RSsplit in two, slice, dissect
  • person spitting at something 咅 and slicing it in two with a knife 刂
市市RS
X
city, market
  • provincial city where farmers come to the market and where typical craftsmen are dyers who (use sticks to) color cloth 巾 in pots 亠; con.: dyeing, coloring fabrics: 姉 柿 肺
染 率 玄; 京 都
市市RSmarket, fair, city, town, trade
  • covered place 亠 for trading clothes 巾: the market is the centre of the town
姉 柿 肺, 染 率 玄; 京 都
部部RSpart, division, section
  • area 阝 filled with standing people 咅
帝帝RSsupreme ruler, emperor, god
  • person standing 立 with wide 冂 clothes 巾
郊郊RSsuburbs, waste land, open spaces
  • suburbs brought together 交 make up a city 阝
郭郭RSouter part (of a city), outer wall, fortification
  • RS. of the city 阝 where they have tall (高) buildings 享 (where children 子 are protected)
方方RS
X
(place in some) direction, side, person (側; 人); particular way of doing (式)
  • modf. 万: the 4 regions around the center
坊 妨 芳 傍 紡 房 訪 防 肪
方方RSa square, rectangle, a region, local, direction
  • RS. man 人 carrying a load 亠: he must know exactly which direction he goes otherwise he won't reach his target
  • man 人 under a roof 亠: a roof is square
  • a square-shouldered, square-built powerfull man 人 carries a heavy weight 亠: he has as aspect not to be afraid to be upright and honest, he can stand his ground, that is a law of nature
  • Looks like a person running in a certain direction
㫃 坊 妨 芳 傍 紡 房 訪 防 肪
旁旁RSside, by side, close by, near
  • merchants 商 standing at the square 方 market side by side
効効RSefficacious, effectiveness, to toil, to serve in the army
  • forces 力 being joined 交 in order to be efficacious
劾劾RSexamine into, impeach, charge, censure
  • power 力 of a bunch of pigs 亥: censure or impeach
  • strong 力 are untangling woven threads 亥 of a conspiracy: first examine, than impeach and finally charge
育育RS
X
bring up, educate, be raised, breeding
  • from birth 𠫓 till being able-bodied ⺼
充; 養; 飼; 撤 徹
育育RSproduce, give birth to, educate
  • RS. child born 𠫓 from the body ⺼ of it's mother
充; 養; 飼; 撤 徹
靖靖RSpacify, appease, calm, peaceful
  • person standing 立 between the grass 青: calm and peaceful scene
遊遊RSwander, roam, travel, play
  • a ship swimming 斿 in the water going ⻌ over long distances: wandering the seas; children swimming 斿 and running ⻌ around: typical playful occupation during travel
游
享享RSenjoy, receive
  • RS. (1) original of 郭 (2) simplification of 亯 (3) simplification of (亯 abv 羊) (4) see 亨
  • child 子 receiving and enjoying something to eat 口 in the house 亠
対対RScorrect, right, facing, opposed, opposite, even, pair
  • 3 cm 寸 of literature 文 might containing wildly opposing views or be entirely self correct
高高RS
X
high, expensive, amount, quantity 耒; 稿
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