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
ah, oh, final particle
RSpicture, painting, draw, sketch, paint;
RS
tense, tight, taut, firm, secure
  • feel bound by strings and under someone's hand
RS
class, section, department, association, cooperate
  • people linked together at the same table forming an association
; ; 𠮛
RS
give, by, for, let, salary, wage, gift
  • that which makes ends meet : salary; RS. supply line between united people
  • a dress of gathered silk to give as a gift
RS
knit, weave, arrange, compile, group, write
  • tablet with threads on top: ready to weave (compiling threads)
  • a family groups several volumes of bamboo books 𠕁 written about its household to weave them with new threads /. A compilation that will soon be ready to edit
RS
fine, delicate, minute, graceful
  • the fine and delicate threads of cooked leek
  • ⓢ thousand fine and delicate threads can make a strong one
  • modf.
RS
slow, leisurely, postpone, delay, loosen
  • leading string in the right position (weaving) is slow work
  • hands loosening the string
RS
reason, cause, karma, fate, affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
  • nobody knows the reason why a pig breaks through a line (border), is it karma?
綿綿RS
cotton wad, wool, soft, downy
RS
red, vermilion, deep red, blush, flush
  • craftsman dying threads in China's national colour
RS
woof, parallels of latitude
  • parallel threads on a piece of leather /: ready to be woven
RS
tie, secure, fiber, maintain
  • tied thread used to catch a bird
RSend of thread, beginning, thread, mental state
  • person working on the fields every day binds his clothes with a thread : has a beginning and end and holds his mental state
RS
𠂂𣊂𤽘𣧩𠔾𢍐 𣈩end, finally, in the end
  • walking on ice holding a line : it could mean your end
  • at the end of winter we use silk again
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RS
treaty, agreement, covenant, promise, approximately
  • binding words from a mouth : a treaty or promise
RS
rope, string, cord, control
  • rope used for endeavours
  • thread thick like the tail of a frog
RS
continue, carry on, hand down, to join, to introduce
  • continuous long line of people holding swords and shouting : introduction for a visiting king or president to a country
RSsilk, fine thread, wire, strings
RS
𧚰compose, write, bind (books)
  • RS. Primitive ideograph -> and thread
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