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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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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