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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瓜瓜RSmelon, gourd, cucumber, rad. 97
  • fruit hanging at the ranks → 瓜
弧弧RSwooden bow, arc, crescent
  • bow 弓 used to shoot at melons 瓜
孤孤RSorphan, fatherless, solitary
  • child 子 hanging like a melon 瓜 in the tree: solitary and fatherless
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