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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謙謙RS
谦谦		humble, modest
  • humble speech 言 from somebody harvesting grain 兼
廉廉RSupright, honourable, honest, cheap,
  • RS. he who guards the grain 兼 in the silo 广 must be incorruptible; this only works when the grain is cheap
賺賺RS
赚赚		make money, earn, gain, profit, cheat
  • huge amount of money 貝 combined in a stack 兼: money one has earned by cheating
歉歉RSdeficient, lacking, insufficient, regret, sorry, bad harvest
  • man with open mouth 欠 next to his sheaths of grain 兼: crying (regret) because of the bad harvest and lacking nutrition
嫌嫌RShate, detest, suspect, criticise
  • woman 女 hating the work on the fields 兼 being criticised
劆劆RS
镰镰		鎌劆sickle, scythe, trick
  • metal 金 tool to cut grain 兼 for storage in the silo 廉
兼兼RSunite, combine, connect, and, equally, concurrently
  • RS. hand ⺕ grasping two sheaths of grain 禾禾: → 兼 at the same time (concurrently)
  • con. work on the fields
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