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

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

Primitives

Primitives are character components which can be used to decompose a character and fabricate a story around it to remember it. Most of the time components where joined because of their pronunciation to certain signific parts. This means that originally a character had a signific part, giving meaning to it, and a phonetic part, giving a phonetic clue to the character. In case we use the original meaning we always put the marker RS. in front which means that the meaning comes from the excellent site from Richard Sears about Chinese Etymology. More information can be found here.

Knowing these primitives well will aid in remembering them. Primitives are always colored light green on this site.

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豕豕R S	勿𧰨𧰧𧰬豕	a pig, boar, rad. 152	animal with a tail → → 豕	獣; 豪家遂劇場逐隊豚; al. 𧰨: 象; 縁; : 昜; ; :衆; 勿 : 物; 勿: 易
云云R S		say, speak	sound coming from the mouth → 云 two 二 individuals 厶 talking with each other two lips 二 and 1 chin 厶 open and close to speak	弁言語話; 転芸伝会魂雲陰
示示R S	𥘅礻	show, manifest, demonstrate, altar, cult, sign	something 一 shown on an altar 𥘅: → 示 or 礻(do not confuse with 衤) con. altar, worship 礻: a spirit showing itself	現; 祖壇且; 宗奈禁祭禱票尉
勹勹R S	㇞ㄅ⺈	wrap, embrace, rad. 20	person embracing somebody → 勹 con.: open mouth (surprise, amazement), ready to wrap around something	濁胸; 均菊陶; 奐; 2540-2578; al. ㇞: 呉; ㄅ: 丂; 口; no relation to 亏
囟囟R S	田	top of the head, skull	head with nose seen from above: → 囟; con.: container with contents	al. 囟 → 甶 → 田
頁頁R S 页页		page, sheet, leaf, rad. 181	man 儿 with a head 𦣻 can fill many pages with stories ⓢ looks like a standing person 贝 with a head 一 and a neck	 乚本
𦣻𦣻R S		head	vertebrae 目 with a neck 丨 and a head 一	頁寡夏憂
其其R S 丌丌		his, her, its, their, that	basket on the table 丌: → 其: that what has just been bought is his', hers, theirs	庫室蔵倉; 旗棋期欺基甚碁
阝阝R S		town, rad. 163/mound, dam, rad. 170	right side: 邑 → 阝 left side: 阜 → 阝 looks like a flag that separates the borders between the mound and the city
丶丶R S		dot, rad. 3		弋术永心図夜之舟向血瓶氺, 氷州寸犬太由勺卵平玉丹母凡
卩卩R S	⺋㔾	seal, kneel, rad. 26	modf. ⺋ → 卩: person kneeling offering his seal to somebody	兑㠯官吏; 却卸印令命即
米米R S		hulled or husked uncooked rice	→ 米: rice plant 木 stalk with many 丷 grains	白穀; 奥; 1045-1077; 断歯粛楼菊釈番隣; 糒: 備
夊夊R S		go slowly, foot, rad. 35	foot walking slowly → 夊
酉酉R S		a wine vessel	wine bottle → 酉	modf. to 西; 酋酒; 瓶
羽羽R S	𠃧𦏲飞	feather, plume, wings, rad. 124	feathers: → → 羽	毛; 翁翻扇弱翼翌習; al. 𦏲: 翟; 𠃧: 飛; al. 飞
豆豆R S	𣅣𣅋𤽋荳	beans, peas, bean-shaped	steamer with a lid → 豆: used for cooking beans	壴痘豊短頭登
隹隹R S		bird, rad. 172	→ → 隹	難稚焦; 亢; 鳥; 隺蒦翟準准離雀雌携, 擁奪雄奮雑難催稚焦集隻進維雇雅唯
丩丩R S		hook, connect	→ 丩	叫
衣衣R S	衤𧘇	clothes, clothing, cover, skin	person with spread arms wearing a garment: → 衣 con.: scarecrow on the fields 衤: a person 礻wearing fancy clothing 丶	冂服; 装裁依袋製裂; (do not confuse with 礻) ; 衷; 𧘇: 袁睘表; : 辰; : 喂
皿皿R S		shallow container, dish, plate, rad. 108	bowl held by two hands → 皿	盗温寧血盤益塩盛盆猛監盟

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