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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love, be fond of, like
  • make one's heart wide open and transfer it with hands and feet
  • ⓢ a friend with wide open hands
  • love is a force (the claw ) keeping friends in the same house
  • two big hands protecting two small hands from rain and falling rocks ... that must be love.
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