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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舊舊RS
旧旧		old, ancient, former, past
  • wise person like an owl 雈 in old age using his mortar 臼 preparing ancient recipes for medecine
  • ⓢ modf. 臼 → 旧
  • if you see the sun 日 to the right and the ground 丨 to the left you've been lying dead since ancient times
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