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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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.
灣灣RS 湾湾 | | bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream | - bent 彎/弯 water 氵
- wet man with bow 弯 coming out of the water 氵: attack in a bay
- ⓢ an inlet of the sea 氵 where the land curves 弯 inward: bay
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彎彎RS 弯弯 | | bend, curve | - bow 弓 with entwined strings /䜌: completely bent
- wet man 亦 with bow 弓: assassin coming from hiding in the water with bent bow ready to shoot
- ⓢ a bow 弓 is also 亦 curved
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戀戀RS 恋恋 | | love, long for, yearn for | - entwined 䜌 heart 心: completely in love
- wet 亦 heart 心
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齡齡RS 龄龄 | 齢 | age | - the state of one's teeth 齒/歯 and one's command 令 of oneself is an indicator of age
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齒齒RS 齿齿 | 𠚕歯 | teeth, gears, cogs, age, rad. 211 | - stop 止 holes forming in RS. a mouth full of teeth 𠚕
- a dentist stops 止 rice 米 from entering holes 凵 in teeth
- white teeth like rice 米 stopping 止 things entering the mouth 凵
- ⓢ stops 止 things entering 入 the mouth 凵
- stopping 止 gears 米 in a machine 凵
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踴踴RS 踊踊 | | leap, jump | - brave 勇 foot ⻊
- foot ⻊ on a path 甬 has to jump from time to time
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瓦瓦RS | | tile, earthenware pottery, girl | - RS. a curved interlocking roof tile: → 瓦
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溥溥RS | | big, great, vast, wide, widespread | - the sound of a bell 尃 ringing over the vast waters 氵
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荅荅RS | | small bean, thick, vetch, azuki | - bean gathered by all people 合 from plants 艹
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搜搜RS 捜捜 | | search, seek, investigate | - hand 扌 of an old man 叟/叟 seeking something long lost
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叟叟RS | 叟𠬲𡨎𡨝𡨨𡨼 | old person | - RS. one who needs to carry 又 a light 火 (→ 臼) in the house 冖 to see in the house: 𠬲 → 叟: old man
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雙雙RS 双双 | | pair, brace, couple | - hand 又 holding a couple of birds 雔
- ⓢ two hands 又又
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觸觸RS 触触 | | butt, ram, gore, touch | - insect 蜀/虫 ramming it's horns 角 into something: feels like something touches you
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疊疊RS 叠叠 | 疂疉畳 | repeat, duplicate, repetitious, tatami | - work on the fields 畾/田 to provide food on the table 冝 is repetitious
- a table with cover 冝 standing on the tatami mat 畾/田
- ⓢ united 叒 work to provide food on the table 冝 is repetitious
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濕濕RS 湿湿 | | damp, wet, moist | - visibly 㬎/显 in water 氵
- water 氵 as mist rising from the ground under the sun 日
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顯顯RS 显显 | | manifest, display, evident, clear | - visible 㬎 to the head 頁: on display, evident
- ⓢ simpl. 㬎 → 显
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絲絲RS | | silk, fine thread, wire, strings
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頃頃RS 顷顷 | | time, about, toward, incline | - RS. a man 匕 leaning his head 頁: incline; only for a short time
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奐奐RS 奂奂 | | be numerous, brilliant | - two hands stoking a brilliant fire in the hearth → 奐 → 奂
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歐歐RS 欧欧 | | Europe, Ohm | - area 區/区 known for singing people (opera singers) 欠
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