phonetic map : 臽 xian

goulnik
December 08, 2008, 08:34 AM posted in General Discussion

@ 臽

xian
xiàn to fall into; get stuck; cave in / pitfall; trap; defect
塌陷 tāxiàn sink; cave in
陷入 xiànrù to get bogged down in
缺陷 quēxiàn flaw; shortcoming
xiàn (old form of 陷)
xiàn filling; stuffing
饼馅 bǐngxiàn pie filling
夹馅 jiāxiàn stuffed (pastry/etc.)
yan
yàn flame
火焰 huǒyàn flame
焰火 yànhuǒ fireworks
炎焰 yányàn n. flame; fire
yàn (same as 焰)
yán (surname)
阎罗 Yánluó Yama, King of Hell
阎王 Yánwang ∼; tyrant
kan
欿 kǎn dissatisfied; unhappy
欿然 kǎnrán dissatisfied; discontented
dan
dàn .
坎窞 kǎndàn cellar; underground vault
dàn .
菡萏 hàndàn lotus
chan
chǎn to flatter
谄谀 chǎnyú ∼ / servility
谄笑 chǎnxiào to smile ingratiatingly
qia
qiā to pinch; clutch; strangle; fight
掐弄 qiānong to pinch every penny
掐住 qiāzhù to seize; grasp; hold
掐把 qiābǎ to hold fast; treat harshly
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goulnik
December 08, 2008, 08:40 AM

that's the 87th map, representing 10% of the  phonetics, covering 720 unique characters.

if and when I get to do them all, the total should reach 6-7000 汉字 ...