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Meaning
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Pronunciation
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zhěng | ||||||||||
Explanation |
Left: hand 扌, right: deputy, assist, rescue 丞 (The strokes at top 乛 and bottom 一 give for the water the channel of (freedom of action) that the deputy has.) | ||||||||||
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A hand takes you out of the water-channel when rescuing. | ||||||||||
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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| zhěng jiù | to save; to rescue | |
| Bāo Zhěng | Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty; modern day metaphor for an honest politician | |
| Bāo Zhěng |
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