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
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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.
廾廾RS | | two hands, rad. 55 | | 开 弊 奔 戒 葬 共 算 弁
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革革RS | 廿𠦶 | leather, animal hides, change, reform, rad. 177 | - RS. 𠦶: hands 𦥑 spreading leather: it's form has changed
- lit. modf. 𠦶 : three times ten 廿十 = generation (世) held by hands 𦥑: hand holding leather: the work of a generation: 𠦶 → 革
| al. 廿: 庶 席 度; 矯 改; 皮; 靴 覇 |
囲囲RS | | surround, encircle, corral, whip | - something 井 surrounded by something else 囗
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葬葬RS | | bury, inter | - bury a dead person 死 under the vegetation 𦬇
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華華RS 华华 | | flowery, illustrious, splendid, prosperous, China | - RS. flower 艹 from 垂 hanging branches
- ⓢ many 十 changing 化 appearances: splendid flower
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花花RS X | | flower | - changes 化 colors and smell of vegetation 艹
| 龴 甬 華; 輪
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靴靴RS X | | shoes | - made of leather 革, they change and grow old 化
| 履; 沓,鞜: 踏 |
也也RS | 𦬀𠃒𠃟𠔄𦫴 | also, classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity | - women's genitals → 也: it's also the first and the last thing men think about
- RS. picture of a snake: → 也
- snakes are also another thing to worry about when hiking in a forest
| 蛇; 池 施 地 他 馳 |
花花RS | | flower, blossoms, spend | - a flower is a plant 艹 that changes 化 appearance
- a plant 艹 spends time to change 化 and blossom
| 龴 甬 華; 輪 |
靴靴RS | | boots, shoes | - modelled 化 leather 革 worn by people 亻
| 履; 沓,鞜: 踏 |
巷巷RS X | | busy street | - where crisscrossing individuals 巳 weave 己 to and fro, and where many individuals 巳 come together 共
| 街 通; 港 |
巷巷RS | | alley, lane, scene, arena, theater | - place where all individuals 巳 walk together 共 (looks like a lane with a torii at the end)
| 街 通; 港 |
苑苑RS | | pasture, park, garden, mansion | - grass 艹 on which people may fall asleep 夗: park or garden
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荒荒RS | | wasteland, desert, uncultivated | - place wasted by water 巟 where only grass grows 艹
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炗炗RS | | light | - fire 火 under a pot 凵 with lid 一; see 光
| 黃 |
茂茂RS | | thick, lush, dense, talented | - grass 艹 so thick one needs a cutting tool 戊 to move through it
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夢夢RS 梦梦 | | dream, visionary, wishful | - RS. an eye ⺲ with eye lid 艹 (top) and man 儿 (→ 冖) and moon 夕 (bottom): dream/dreaming of a moon 夕 in the woods 林
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黄黄RS X | | yellow | - man producing yellow cooking oil from rapeseed or peanuts = vegetation 艹 from the oilfield
| 油; 横
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共共RS X | | together, both | - both hands together → 共; modf. to differentiate it from 井
| 廾; 合; 両 双; 巽 洪 恭 巷 供 異 殿 暴
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蘋蘋RS 苹苹 | | artemisia, duckweed, apple | - fruit 艹 in the shape of a head 頁 one can eat while walking 歩
- ⓢ weed or fruit 艹 growing in peaceful 平 countryside 平 gardens
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