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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RS
aid, help, assist, undress
  • image of a person with two eyes putting off his hat and being undressed from his clothes 𧘇: he's being helped
RScapital city
  • city with covered places where small talk is of great importance
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RSsix
  • : eight without 2
  • 1 head + 1 torso + 2 arms outstretched sideways + 2 legs = six
RSdeep, profound, abstruse, black, dark, rad. 95
  • RS. a piece of yarn being dyed black black (suspended from a cover in a pot)
RShigh, tall, lofty, elevated
  • high house visible in the open country with one room above another and a roof on top
; 稿
RSdeath, destroyed, lose, perish
  • : person hidden behind a line : buried and lost
  • person hidden under a lid
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RS
harmony, union, harmonious
  • RS. city with moat and birds: harmony
  • ⓢ sealed harmony :
  • ⓢ bound chicken in a pot with lid : harmonious life with cooking chicken on the fire
RS𡒒𡦛𡦦𤋩 𤍨𤒆𤒒𦏧𰀅well-cooked, ripe, mellow, familiar with
  • fire in the oven in which one is cooking
  • a skilled person who is familiar with the fire and enjoys preparing cooked meatballs for the children in the house to eat
RSenjoy, receive
  • RS. (1) original of (2) simplification of (3) simplification of ( abv ) (4) see
  • child receiving and enjoying something to eat in the house
RSmix, intersect, exchange, communicate, deliver
  • many people mixing hands and heads : they will communicate and exchange ideas and intersect them to deliver a compromise everybody can work to
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RS
granary, supply, stockpile, silo
  • broad 广 silo
  • ⓢ big enclosure with roof : silo or granary
RSevening, night
  • when retiring for the night a person goes under cover , when he wakes up he sees the sun coming up
RSmarket, fair, city, town, trade
  • covered place for trading clothes : the market is the centre of the town
, ;
𡿺𡿺RSbrain
  • to make good ideas flow one should cover and improve bad ideas
RS
brain
RScruel, unfortunate, sad
  • a murderer hides his cruel crime by putting everything away in a box and covering it
RSa square, rectangle, a region, local, direction
  • RS. man carrying a load : he must know exactly which direction he goes otherwise he won't reach his target
  • man under a roof : a roof is square
  • a square-shouldered, square-built powerfull man carries a heavy weight : 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
𧝑𧝑RS
𧝣𧝣
wares and clothes
RSbright, brilliant, radiant, light
  • a brilliant man stands high above everybody else
  • man with his arms outstretched sideways standing on a pedestal with cover cloth : you can hear him loud and clear from his mouth , you see him bright, radiant and shine and he reveals to be the highlight, he is epic
巿巿RSgrow, sacrificial clothing
  • RS. an apron ()
  • RS. plant with long tentacles
  • looks like a head and clothes
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