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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闻闻 | 䎽 | hear, smell, make known, news, reputation | - listen intently with the ear 耳 while standing at the gate 門 of their house: news gets spread easily
- at dusk 昏 one has to use his ears 耳 much more than in broad daylight
- ear 耳 against the door 门, listening through it, sniffing a scandal to destroy someone's reputation
| 澄 聴 承; 伺 請 尋 問 |
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