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.
1喬喬RS
乔乔 | | tall, lofty, proud, stately | - contr. 夭高 → 喬: high 高 as the sky 天; hold once head high = be proud and walk stately
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| 笑笑RS | | smile, laugh, giggle, snicker | - laughing makes one feel like young 夭 bamboo ⺮
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| 妖妖RS | | strange, weird, supernatural, evil, seductive | - the seductive power women 女 have over young men 夭: almost supernatural
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| 沃沃RS | | water, irrigate, fertile, rich | - young man 夭 using water 氵 to irrigate his fields
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| 呑呑RS | 吞 | swallow, absorb, drink, make light of | - heavenly 夭 drink entering the mouth 口: person drinking makes light of his situation
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