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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RStrunk of tree or of human body
  • farmer holding his tool watching the sun rise behind a tree trunk (tree without branches)
RSspring, youth
  • the time of the year when the sun makes the vegetation break through the ground
RS
𠍸𠱧 𡿻𥅫multitude, crowd, masses, public
RSpower of the sun
  • power of the sun is many times stronger than everything else
𠦝
RSproject, reflect light
  • the center of the sun projects light; a mirror balances light : reflection
RS
dawn, daybreak, clear, explicit
RS
𨊠track, rut, path
  • place with bumping cars
  • place where cars sail by
  • kneeling person for cars passing by at the track: race car fan
  • a rack railway track (| a sleeper, the rails) with the rack ()'s teeth nine cm apart
RS𣌬𥁕feed a prisoner
  • daily dish for the prisoner
RS
'male' principle, light, sun
RSdark, obscure, in secret, covert
  • time of the day when one can identify oneself only by sounds
RSclear skies, nice weather
  • seeing a clear sky with the sun makes you feel young
RSwisdom, knowledge, intelligence
  • knowledge as clear as daylight
RS𣆪𡦩thick, deep friendship, to treat kindly, generous
  • kid holding a thick package on it's head: a present for his best friend
RS
𢆝pursue, follow, expel, drive away
  • if you want to catch up/overtake your enemy, you need to move fast (rush) with your weapon under the light of day
RSclear weather, fine weather
  • sun shining under a blue sky
RS
daytime, daylight
  • when writing with a brush in a sunlit place near the window casts a shadow on a sheet of paper
  • ⓢ when the sun casts a small shadow on the ground
RS
dry in sun, expose to sun
  • dried in the beautiful and magnificent sun
  • when the sun has reached the West 西 your stuff has been exposed and dried in the sun
RSelder brother, descendants, multitude, insect
  • RS. two men walking in the sun together: one of them is the elder brother: talk about a multitude of insects
RSwarm, genial
  • the sun leads us to warmth
RS
advance, increase, promote
  • RS. arrows on top advancing and sun (possily) on the bottom: : advance
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