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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RSto be able, can, permitted to, ability, Noh
  • many individual people together are able to do great things; one needs many abilities to perform on stage
  • RS. A bear with four feet and meat in its mouth:
; ; ; ;
RSit,that, this, other
  • man under a roof : everything is his: this, that and other things
RSBuddhist nun; transliteration
  • old individual looking like a corpse eating with a spoon because all teeth are gone
  • person looking after a corpse : a Buddhist nun performing a funeral
RS𠤎spoon, ladle, knife, dirk, man
  • the top can hold something like a spoon; man (bowing): ; al. 𠤎
𠤕
RS
think, self-examination, to make
  • people brought together to think about books
  • ⓢ two persons thinking of each other
RS𠄰𠈣 𦒳𦒴𪀧old, aged, experienced, rad. 125
  • person eating with spoon (having no teeth) food he has cut from the fields (therefore his back is bent )
  • RS. old man with long hair leaning on a cane
; ; ; ;
RSall, every, everybody
  • persons eating a meal comparing and discussing all that is under the sun
RS
𡔹𡔾𡕄𡕋𡕌 𡕍𡘵one, single
  • a wise man only uses one cup /spoon from a vast amount
RSseven
  • con.: several
  • do not confuse with 𠤎:
  • inverted written 7
RS𠤗𠤘 𡷪𥎲𦬦𩉏𭼃𭼅 doubt, question, suspect
  • RS. left side hand and cane right side old man with mouth asking direction : he's in doubt
  • going back and forth trying to sell (bowing to customers, being threatened by arrows ) a roll of cloth : doubt begins to bite: will I ever sell this roll?
  • a man 𠤕 doubts the knife and takes the arrow
RS
𤲃 𧫤end, finish, conclude, completed
  • RS. a net on the end of a forked stick for catching small animals : complete
  • ⓢ something like 20 (10 x 2 ) spoons: complete net
  • ⓢ after comparing ten , it's the end
RSlofty, high, raise, high-priced
RS
time, about, toward, incline
  • RS. a man leaning his head : incline; only for a short time
RS𣅌purpose, aim, excellent, tasty, delicious
  • a man's mouth can tell what the purpose is and has excellent taste as well
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RSthis, these, in this case, then
  • stop eating to look at something
RSlittle, few, rather, somewhat
  • a man stops walking after only two paces
  • two spoons stop a little hunger
RSfragrance, smell
  • what comes out of the open mouth of a man (offspring of the mouth )
RShairpin, clasp, wear in hair
RSspoon
RS
goods, commodities, products
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