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| 泥泥RS | | mud, mire, earth, clay, plaster, be tied down by conventions, old practices, adhere to | - old corpse 尼 going back to the earth mixed with water 氵; it adheres to everything
- old nun 尼 practising old customs with water 氵
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| 呢呢RS | | interrogative or emphatic final, (Cant.) this, wool, woollen cloth | - old nun 尼 with an inquisitive mouth 口; she can't do anything but knit woolen things
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