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List of components with their meanings published by a reliable source
I want to learn more about the meaning of the radicals of simplified chinese characters, because I feel that by knowing what each radical means, I can have a better understanding of the meaning of the ...
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Do any modern dictionaries use the original 214 Kangxi radicals?
For simplified characters, do any modern paper dictionaries include an index of characters using the original 214 Kanxi radicals?
I'm familiar with the original 214 Kanxi radicals due to their usage ...
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What is the Mandarin PinYin pronunciation for the Bushou that cannot be typed?
I am attaching images of 部首 (Associated BuShou) from the widely used 新华字典 (XinHuaZiDian) that have no current Unicode encoding, therefore cannot be typed using your typical software on your typical ...
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When 马 is used as the left component (e.g. in 骑), does the 一 héng stroke change to ㇀ tí?
I am thinking about the 马 character. I know that when you use 土 and 车 on the left in a composed character (like 地，场... and 较，辆 ...) the 3rd stroke in 土， and the 4th in 车 change from 一 héng to ㇀ tí.
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Is 纟 obtained by simplification of 糸 ？
Neither纟 nor 糸 are used as words in modern Chinese, i know the word for silk is 丝( trad 絲).
Many radicals in the list of 214 kangxi radicals have both traditional and simplified character, but that ...
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Is there a list of simplified Chinese radicals?
Is there a list of simplified Chinese radicals? The radical 159 车 consists of 7 strokes, in fact it is its traditional version 車 which includes 7 strokes ...
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Are there characters in which the radicals are the same but the position changes the meaning?
Are there any characters in Chinese that have the same radicals in their formation, but the position of those radicals result in different meanings.
e.g. A character made up of two radicals, AB, and ...
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Why is the radical of 难 > 隹 and not 又?
难 nan2, difficult; hard. Kangxi radical 172 隹.
My teacher says the radical for this character is 又 but the dictionary says clearly it's 隹.
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Determine radicals for simplifed characters that lost their traditional form completely
Having read this question: How can one determine the radical for a given character?,
it gave me another question.
Since many simplified characters lost their original form (compared to traditional ...
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