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.
| 珀珀RS | | amber | - precious stone 王 which has the colour of rice 白 husks
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| 蕗蕗RS | | butterbur, bog rhubarb | - plant 艹 found next to the road 路
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楓楓RS
枫枫 | | maple tree, Chinese sweet gum | - tree 木 shaking in the wind 風
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| 芙芙RS | | hibiscus, lotus | - flower 艹 a male 夫 is collecting for his wife
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| 彬彬RS | | cultivated, well-bred, refined, gentle | - RS. trees 林 in lines 彡: sign of cultivation
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| 彪彪RS | | tiger, tiger stripes, tiger-like, tall and big, shining and brilliant, outstanding | - RS. tiger 虎 with stripes 彡
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緋緋RS
绯绯 | | scarlet, dark red, crimson, purple | - silk 糸 in the colour of the wings 非 of bird
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| 斐斐RS | | graceful, elegant, beautiful | - cultured 文 view on birds 非: graceful, elegant and beautiful animals
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鳩鳩RS
鸠鸠 | | pigeon, dove, collect, assemble | - kind of bird 鳥 of which there are many 九
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| 肇肇RS | | begin, commence, originate, found, incur, adjust | - RS. opening the shutter 户 with the hand 攵 to get light to start writing 聿
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| 楠楠RS | 柟枏 | name of tree, machilus nanmu, camphor tree | - a tree 木 growing in the south 南
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| 捺捺RS | | press, print, affix a seal, stamp, repress, downstroke slanting toward the right in Chinese writing | - man before the altar 奈 pressing a stamp with his hand 扌
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| 凪凪RS | | calm, lull | - action in the beehive 几 stops 止: calm
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| 敦敦RS | | esteem, honest, candid, sincere | - RS. (1) 享(畐+羊) to cook a sheep 羊 in an oven 畐 (2) 享(畐+羊) to offer a sheep 羊 in the city 畐 with the hand 攵 - honest
- enjoying 享 the esteem and honesty of the fortuneteller 攵
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| 惇惇RS | | kind, cordial, sincere | - person enjoyable 享 to the heart 忄
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| 杜杜RS | | stop, prevent, restrict, surname, woods, grove | - things a place 土 with trees 木 can do: stop or prevent an attack, restrict access or simply a wood
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禎禎RS
祯祯 | | lucky, auspicious, good omen, good fortune | - luck or good omen asked before the altar 礻 with the incense container 貞
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| 悌悌RS | | brotherly, respectful | | |
| 紬紬RS | | kind of thin silk | - silk 糸 frail like young plants on the field 由
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蔦蔦RS
茑茑 | | vine, ivy, convovulvus, parasitic plants such as mistletoe, Ribes ambiguum | - plants 艹 getting everywhere like birds 鳥
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