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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| number (of people), mark, day of a month
háo, hào
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丂
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Top: mouth 口, bottom: winding seaweed 丂 (here: the number "5")
When the mouth says "5" it is a number.
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考
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to check, to verify, to test, to examine
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At top: old man 耂, below: wound seaweed 丂
From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.
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巧
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| skillful, opportunely, coincidentally, timely
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Left: craftsman 工, right: seaweed 丂
The craftsman works the seaweed: skillfully.
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污
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| dirty, filthy, foul, corrupt, to defile
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Left: water 氵, right: deficiency 亏 (one 一, winding seaweed 丂)
For the good water already one (single) seaweed (is enough) to make it dirty.
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聘
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| employment, hiring
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Left: ear 耳, right: 甹 (reason 由 = The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.), winding seaweed 丂 [here: number 5])
The ear has heard that there is a reason for the five: employments.
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烤
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to roast, to bake, to broil
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Left: fire 火, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.)
The fire (=its temperature) should be checked before roasting.
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亏
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| deficiency, deficit, luckily
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One 一 and winding seaweed 丂
If there is only one seaweed, it's a real deficiency.
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夸
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to boast, to exaggerate, to praise
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Top: big 大, below: deficiency 亏 (Having only one 一 winding seaweed 丂 means a deficiency) (Tip: See 亏 as lower part of jaw 咢 (= two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)
With a big tongue and jaw, you can boast and exaggerate.
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朽
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| decay, rotten, degenerate
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Left: tree 木, right: seaweed 丂
Trees become like seaweed when they decay.
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窍
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| intelligence, opening, trick/key
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Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: skilled 巧 (The craftsman 工 works the seaweed 丂 skillfully.)
(It could collapse at any time:) Whoever builds his cave skillfully, is intelligent.
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愕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| startled, astonished
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Left: feelings 忄, right: jaw 咢 (two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)
The feeling with a jaw wide open is: being startled.
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兮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (exclamation particle in old Chinese)
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"Eight 八 seaweeds 丂" as exclamation
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粤
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Cantonese, Guangdong 广东
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Top: container 口 with a handle 丶 and rice 米, bottom: winding seaweed 丂
Here's the island 口 Hong Kong, which became rich from rice 米, while the rest had only water plants 丂: the district of Canton.
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拷
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to beat, to flog, to copy
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Left: hand 扌, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.)
The hand should (first) check, before it beats.
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铐
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JLPT no HSK |
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| manacle, shackles, fetters
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.)
(The user wants to escape) This metal will be tested: the manacle (handcuff).
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