<p>if you're looking for "difference positions of radicals / components" with the same meaning, here're some more:</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%85%9A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">慚 (u+615a)</a>, 慙 (u+6159)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%B9%95" rel="nofollow noreferrer">幕 (u+5e55)</a>, 幙 (u+5e59)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%82%AE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">炮 (u+70ae)</a>, 炰 (u+70b0)</p>

<p>in modern usage, the first character would be considered as "the correct" one, while the second character is variant (異體字).</p>

<p><strong>but</strong>, in literatures of yore, it's the opposite. that, 慙, 幙 &amp; 炰 are used more.</p>

<p>edited, 4 more samples:</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A3%A1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">裡 (u+88e1)</a>, <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A3%8F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">裏 (u+88cf)</a></p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%A8%BF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">稿 (u+7a3f)</a>, 稾 (u+7a3e)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%85%BC" rel="nofollow noreferrer">慼 (u+617c)</a>, 慽 (u+617d)</p>

<p><a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%B1%BB" rel="nofollow noreferrer">屻 (u+5c7b)</a>, 岃 (u+5c83)</p>

<p>have fun :)</p>

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谢谢你 ...........
Erty Seidohl
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u re welcome :) do u ve enough samples for yr works now?
水巷孑蠻
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Yeah! Between all the answers I'm all set :)
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水巷孑蠻
<p>If you can accept A = B:</p>

<p>林</p>

<p>if A != B:</p>

<p>杏 呆</p>

<p>部 陪</p>

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Aren't the radicals in your third example actually two different ones?
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nyhuang
<p><strong>Same meaning:</strong></p>

<p>崕 = 崖 (ㄧㄚˊ / yá) = cliff; precipice</p>

<p>峰 = 峯 (ㄈㄥ / fēng) = peak; summit</p>

<p>毗 = 毘 (ㄆㄧˊ / pí) = to adjoin; to border on</p>

<p>群 = 羣 (ㄑㄩㄣˊ / qún) = group; crowd</p>

<p>飃 = 飄 (ㄆㄧㄠ / piāo) = to float</p>

<p>鄰 = 隣 (ㄌㄧㄣˊ / lín) = neighbor; adjacent</p>

<p><strong>Different meanings:</strong></p>

<p>早 (ㄗㄠˇ / zǎo) = early; morning<br>
旪 (ㄒㄧㄝˊ / xié) = 協 = agreement</p>

<p>吟 (ㄧㄣˊ / yín) = to chant; to recite<br>
含 (ㄏㄢˊ / hán) = to contain; to keep in mouth</p>

<p>旱 (ㄏㄢˋ / hàn) = drought; dry<br>
旰 (ㄍㄢˋ / gàn) = 傍晚 = sunset; dusk</p>

<p>岳 (ㄩㄝˋ/ yuè) = mountain; peak<br>
岴 (ㄑㄩ/ qū) = 嶇 = rugged; rough</p>

<p>星 (ㄒㄧㄥ / xīng) = star<br>
甠 (ㄑㄧㄥˊ / qíng) = 晴 = clear (weather)</p>

<p>啻 (ㄔˋ / chì) = only<br>
啼 (ㄊㄧˊ / tí) = cry; crow</p>

<p>There are many many others.</p>

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I'm actually going to mark this one as the accepted answer because I want to use the "same meaning" ones for the thing I'm working on.
Erty Seidohl
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vuluvsa
<p>Are there any characters in Chinese that have the same radicals in their formation, but the position of those radicals result in different meanings. </p>

<p>e.g. A character made up of two radicals, AB, and another BA, that is also a valid character.</p>

<p>Traditional or Simplified is fine.</p>

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I wrote an article about this last year. Some of the content overlaps with the answers already given here: http://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-characters-components-different-meanings/
Olle Linge
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Are there characters in which the radicals are the same but the position changes the meaning?
# Are there characters in which the radicals are the same but the position changes the meaning?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-31)

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 another BA, that is also a valid character.

Traditional or Simplified is fine.

**Tags:** traditional-characters, simplified-characters, radicals

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I wrote an article about this last year. Some of the content overlaps with the answers already given here: http://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-characters-components-different-meanings/  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2017-03-31. Score: 16 | Accepted answer

**Same meaning:**

崕 = 崖 (ㄧㄚˊ / yá) = cliff; precipice

峰 = 峯 (ㄈㄥ / fēng) = peak; summit

毗 = 毘 (ㄆㄧˊ / pí) = to adjoin; to border on

群 = 羣 (ㄑㄩㄣˊ / qún) = group; crowd

飃 = 飄 (ㄆㄧㄠ / piāo) = to float

鄰 = 隣 (ㄌㄧㄣˊ / lín) = neighbor; adjacent

**Different meanings:**

早 (ㄗㄠˇ / zǎo) = early; morning  
旪 (ㄒㄧㄝˊ / xié) = 協 = agreement

吟 (ㄧㄣˊ / yín) = to chant; to recite  
含 (ㄏㄢˊ / hán) = to contain; to keep in mouth

旱 (ㄏㄢˋ / hàn) = drought; dry  
旰 (ㄍㄢˋ / gàn) = 傍晚 = sunset; dusk

岳 (ㄩㄝˋ/ yuè) = mountain; peak  
岴 (ㄑㄩ/ qū) = 嶇 = rugged; rough

星 (ㄒㄧㄥ / xīng) = star  
甠 (ㄑㄧㄥˊ / qíng) = 晴 = clear (weather)

啻 (ㄔˋ / chì) = only  
啼 (ㄊㄧˊ / tí) = cry; crow

There are many many others.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I'm actually going to mark this one as the accepted answer because I want to use the "same meaning" ones for the thing I'm working on.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-03-31. Score: 3

if you're looking for "difference positions of radicals / components" with the same meaning, here're some more:

[慚 (u+615a)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%85%9A), 慙 (u+6159)

[幕 (u+5e55)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%B9%95), 幙 (u+5e59)

[炮 (u+70ae)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%82%AE), 炰 (u+70b0)

in modern usage, the first character would be considered as "the correct" one, while the second character is variant (異體字).

**but**, in literatures of yore, it's the opposite. that, 慙, 幙 & 炰 are used more.

edited, 4 more samples:

[裡 (u+88e1)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A3%A1), [裏 (u+88cf)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A3%8F)

[稿 (u+7a3f)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E7%A8%BF), 稾 (u+7a3e)

[慼 (u+617c)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%85%BC), 慽 (u+617d)

[屻 (u+5c7b)](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%B1%BB), 岃 (u+5c83)

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: 谢谢你 ...........  
> **username_2**: u re welcome :) do u ve enough samples for yr works now?  
> **username_0**: Yeah! Between all the answers I'm all set :)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-03-31. Score: 1

If you can accept A = B:

林

if A != B:

杏 呆

部 陪

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Aren't the radicals in your third example actually two different ones?  

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