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.

Characters

Referenced characters


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睘睘RS瞏round, stare
  • modf. 瞏: people wearing expensive robes 袁 going round while everybody stares ⺲ at them
教教RS𧧿𤕝teach, class
  • older person 耂 instilling ("knocking") 攵 filial piety 孝 in children 子
授; 師; 訓; 知 告; 詳; 学
𠃌𠃌RS㇕person leaning to the left
一一RS弌one, a, an, alone
  • one thing 一; ancient form 弌
 壱 甲; 侖 俞 𠮛 令 弐 武 戸 至 百; pt.: heaven 天; earth, ground, place: 氐 亟 旦 𣄼 亘 上 土 士 丘 不 干 互 昼
考考RS攷examine, test, investigate, consider, think over
  • experienced person 老 holding his breath 丂 while examining something: he's thinking something
憶 慮 存 想 稽 念 思; 説; 拷
八八RS丷eight, all around, all sides
  • eight can be separated in two: two diverging branches → 八
  • con.: several, even, divide
 辛; 㕣 罙 分 父 公 谷
黒黒RS黑black, dark, evil
  • village 里 fields 田土 being burned 灬 in autumn 秋
  • man 里 being burnt to black ashes from walking into fire 灬
墨
五五RS㐅five
  • hand with five fingers → 五
  • con.: hand
戊
木木RS朩tree, wood, lumber, wooden
  • → → 木; con.: wooden thing, plant, vegetation
 术 采 禾 染 麻, 樹; 幹; 薪
期期RS𣅆period of time, date, time limit, hope料; 旗; 旬
火火RS灬⺌fire, flame, burn, anger, rage
  • flames → 火
  • coals in a fireplace: 灬 ⺌
  • person 人 waving with his arms 丷 in the air: something is on fire!
薪; 龸 滅; 秋 災 灰; 赤; 光 当
刀刀RS刂𠚣knife, sword, old coin, measure
  • → 𠚣 → 刀 → 刂
  • con.: cutting edge, knife, scissors, sickle, chisel, money with which soldiers were paid
 刃; 力 乃 及; 剣; 鎌
手手RS又乂⺤⺕彐丰 扌龵𠂇𦥑hand, person
  • hand → 手; con.: action, activity, be involved, work 働; diagonally crossing strokes are usually a hand
 人; 巴; 五; al. 又 乂 ⺤ ⺕ 彐 丰 扌 龵 𠂇 𦥑
作作RS𢓓make, work, compose, write, act, perform
  • person 亻 watching another person being thrown in the air 乍: quite an act which is hard work but makes for a good performance
 製 造
大大RS尢亣big, great, vast, large, high,
  • a man 人 spreading his arms 一 wide to take something big; al. 尢: 旡; → 亣
甚; 偉; 奪 奮;
幵幵RS开two hands al. 开; 手; 取; 并 刑 形 研 発 開
土土RS一soil, earth, items made of earth
  • person standing on the ground → 土 or tree growing in the soil → 土 groing in the soil
  • con. field, place where people live and work, clay, mud, dust
 粧 塩 垢; 壌; 圭 畑 原 野 田
樂樂RS
乐乐		楽happy, glad, enjoyable, music
  • instrument with a white 白 center on a stand made of wood 木 and hung on strings 幺幺 → 樂 → 楽 → 乐 ; everybody is happy when they hear music
  • drum on a stand 木
  • ⓢ looks like a very happy person with a giant mouth singing music
快 慰; 拍 奏 譜 弾; 享 遊 康 愉 売 娯; 歓; 薬
留留RS
畄畄		畱留stop, halt, stay, detain, keep
  • stop the work on the fields 田 to look at two moons 卯/丣 or at something small ⺌
匕匕RS𠤎spoon, ladle, knife, dirk, man
  • the top 匕 can hold something like a spoon; man (bowing): → 匕; al. 𠤎
 𠤕 此 比 旨 老 壱 化 牝 匂 能 死 尼
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