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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RSmost, extremely, exceedingly
  • take someone's hat : extreme behaviour most people won't tolerate
  • the hand pricks up the ear when someone speaks : that's the most important
RS
𨌖𨍐𨍣𨍾𨎵 gather up, collect, edit, compile
  • listen to what people say , gather up the best slanders , and use a machine / to edit it
RS𠶻𦙃to whisper, to blame, to slander
  • mouth whispers into the ear slandering good people
RS
shame, humiliation, ashamed
  • RS. related to the heart and the ears burning (because people are talking about you): shame/ears being pulled to stop someone because of shameful action
RS
connect, join, associate, ally
  • ear hears the loom weaving threads 𢇇: associates this with weaving
  • ⓢ ear connecting seperate incidents through association
RSengage, employ, betroth
  • engage a specialist whom you will listen to
RSfinal interrogative particle, transliteration of the ya sound into Chinese, father, variant of
  • what did father hear in the city
RSsomewhat, slightly, at least
  • whispering somewhat in the ear while watching the moons
RS
silk, cotton, or woolen fabric
  • fabric made from thread for the standard of the warrior
  • plant in the form of an ear
RS𠭖𢼿𢽤𢽿𣆸𣪏 𪠬dare, venture, bold, brave
RSear, merely, only, handle
  • ; the handles of a pot resemble an ear
; al. :
RS
sage, holy, sacred, till the ground
  • RS. the person who speaks into the ear : sage
  • ⓢ work with hands on the fields : sacred work for the sage
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RS
hear, listen, understand, obey
  • ethical 𢛳 king listening to and understanding his subjects who obey him
  • ⓢ orders should be listened to, understood and be "protected" : be obeyed
  • listening with ten eyes and your heart
  • listen to and obey the one who speaks with an ax
RS
urge on, rise up, stir, excite, to raise up, lofty
  • many people stop sitting still and listening to stand up and applaud before going out and telling everybody who wants to hear how good the performance was
RS
intelligent, clever, bright
RS
bait, entice, dumplings
  • whispering something into the ear to bait someone to eat
RS
whisper
  • you need three ears to hear it: a whisper
  • ⓢ two hands helping the ear hearing something: a whisper
RStake, receive, obtain, select
  • hand taking someone/something by the ear
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RS
duty, profession, office, post
  • hearing the potter work from a distance: profession
  • ⓢ hear the mouth of the professional
RS
hear, smell, make known, news, reputation
  • listen intently with the ear while standing at the gate of their house: news gets spread easily
  • at dusk one has to use his ears much more than in broad daylight
  • ear against the door , listening through it, sniffing a scandal to destroy someone's reputation
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