Chinese character/hanzi/kanji mnemonics

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.

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最最R S		most, extremely, exceedingly	take 取 someone's hat 冃: extreme behaviour most people won't tolerate the hand 又 pricks up the ear 耳 when someone speaks 曰: that's the most important
輯輯R S 辑辑	集𨌖𨍐𨍣𨍾𨎵	gather up, collect, edit, compile	listen 耳 to what people say 口, gather up the best slanders 咠, and use a machine 車/车 to edit it
咠咠R S	𠶻𦙃	to whisper, to blame, to slander	mouth 口 whispers into the ear 耳 slandering good people
恥恥R S 耻耻		shame, humiliation, ashamed	RS. related to the heart 心 and the ears 耳 burning (because people are talking about you): shame/ears 耳 being pulled to stop 止 someone because of shameful action
聯聯R S 联联		connect, join, associate, ally	ear 耳 hears the loom weaving threads 𢇇: associates this with weaving ⓢ ear 耳 connecting seperate 关 incidents through association
聘聘R S		engage, employ, betroth	engage a specialist 甹 whom you will listen to 耳
耶耶R S		final interrogative particle, transliteration of the ya sound into Chinese, father, variant of 邪	what did father hear 耳 in the city 阝
聊聊R S		somewhat, slightly, at least	whispering somewhat in the ear 耳 while watching the moons 卯
絨絨R S 绒绒	毧狨羢茸	silk, cotton, or woolen fabric	fabric made from thread 糸 for the standard of the warrior 戎 plant 艹 in the form of an ear 耳
敢敢R S	𠭖𢼿𢽤𢽿𣆸𣪏𪠬	dare, venture, bold, brave	RS. two hands 攵⺤ holding off an animal that can bite 古: → 𠭖 → 𢽿 → 敢 dare (holding an animal by the ear 耳)
耳耳R S		ear, merely, only, handle	→ → 耳; the handles of a pot resemble an ear	取; al. : 摂恥聴聡職聖聞
聖聖R S 圣圣		sage, holy, sacred, till the ground	RS. the person who speaks 呈 into the ear 耳: sage ⓢ work with hands 又 on the fields 土: sacred work for the sage	畝; 東; 線; 怪軽茎径経
聽聽R S 听听	聴	hear, listen, understand, obey	ethical 𢛳 king 王 listening 耳 to and understanding his subjects who obey him ⓢ orders 口 should be listened to, understood and be "protected" 斤: be obeyed listening 耳 with ten 十 eyes 目 and your heart 心 ⓢ listen to and obey the one who speaks 口 with an ax 斤
聳聳R S 耸耸		urge on, rise up, stir, excite, to raise up, lofty	many people 人人 stop 龰 sitting still and listening 耳 to stand up and applaud before going out 彳 and telling everybody who wants to hear 耳 how good the performance was
聦聦R S 聡聡	聰聪	intelligent, clever, bright	intelligent people have an ear 耳 that works very fast 怱/忩/悤/总
餌餌R S 饵饵		bait, entice, dumplings	whispering something into the ear 耳 to bait someone to eat 飠
聶聶R S 聂聂		whisper	you need three ears 耳耳耳 to hear it: a whisper ⓢ two hands 又又 helping the ear 耳 hearing something: a whisper
取取R S		take, receive, obtain, select	hand 又 taking someone/something by the ear 耳	采携把採撮握執; 趣最
職職R S 职职		duty, profession, office, post	hearing 耳 the potter 戠 work from a distance: profession ⓢ hear 耳 the mouth 只 of the professional
聞聞R S 闻闻	䎽	hear, smell, make known, news, reputation	listen intently with the ear 耳 while standing at the gate 門 of their house: news gets spread easily at dusk 昏 one has to use his ears 耳 much more than in broad daylight ear 耳 against the door 门, listening through it, sniffing a scandal to destroy someone's reputation	澄聴承; 伺請尋問

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