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电
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| electricity, electrical
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(This character was simplified from 電) Rice field 田 with a lightning conductor/arrester 乚 for leading electricity.
If lightning strikes in the rice field, the lightning arrester has: electricity. |
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九
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| nine, 9
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The number ten 十 with a hook乚, that is substracting
10 - 1 = 9 |
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礼
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| ceremony, gift, rite, etiquette, courtesy
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Left: to show, altar 礻/示 (image of an altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and drippling blood 八), right: kneeling person 乚
At the altar kneels somebody: At the ceremony with a gift. |
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乱
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| riot, confusion, disorder, arbitrary, upheaval
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Left: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues.), right: kneeling person 乚
If a tongue is 'twisted' like a kneeling person, it means: riot and confusion. |
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吨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| ton (measure of weight), tonnage
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Left: mouth 口 (here: container), right: barracks 屯 (Where previously plants 艹 and sprouts 乚 pierced the soil 一, they build barracks. )
The container for the barracks weights one ton. |
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顿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to pause, meal, bout, to stop
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Left: barracks 屯, (Where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.), right: page, leaf 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
(Soldiers on march need regular breaks) At the barracks the heads join to pause and for meals. |
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绳
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| rope
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: toad 黾 (The animal 口 on the field 田 with the long tongue 乚. HERE: At the rope-maker the rope 乚 is clamped in two holding jaws 口,臼 for being twisted.)
Threads are clamped twice (and then twisted) to make a rope 乚. |
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纯
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| pure, simple, unmixed, genuine
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
Threads made of plants and sprouds are pure and unmixed. |
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甩
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to throw, to fling, to swing, to leave behind
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Use 用 sth. with a "handle 乚 for use 用" when: throwing. |
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耽
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to delay, waste time, to indulge in
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Left: ear 耳, right: 冘 (big 大 person with broken arms and a broken leg 乚)
(Those who refuse to follow rules shall feel the consequences) The "Listening" can end in broken arms and leg, if you delay it. |
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乳
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| breast, milk
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Left: trust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.), right: kneeling person 乚
To reach down to the child, when you yourself are kneeing: You give breast and milk. |
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孔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| hole, dwellings, Confucius
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Left: child 子, right: kneeling person 乚
A child is kneeling in front of the hole Confucius used to live in. |
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掩
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to conceal, cover up, surprise
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Left: hand 扌, right: suddenly 奄 (i.e. lightning stroke: The big 大 electricity 电 [= lightning strike] comes suddenly.) [electricity 电 = field 田 with lightning arrester 乚]
The hand makes a sudden movement to conceal sth. |
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吼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| roar or howl of an animal, bellow of rage
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Left: mouth 口, right: dwellings, Confucius 孔 (A child 子 is kneeling 乚 in front of the hole Confucius used to live in.), here: variant of breast, milk 乳
A baby's mouth 口 that wants milk 乳 is roaring. |
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淹
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to flood, to submerge, to drown, delay
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Left: water 氵, right: suddenly 奄 (i.e lightning strike: The big 大 electricity 电 comes suddenly.) [electricity 电 = field 田 with lightning arrester 乚]
If the water comes suddenly, then as a flood, where you drown. |
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枕
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| pillow, to rest one's head
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Left: tree 木, right: 冘 (person 大 with broken arms 冖 and a broken leg 乚)
Under the tree, there is sb. with broken limbs. Bring him a pillow! |
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钝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| blunt (i.e. knife), stupid
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
(Due to the constant use) The metal in the barracks becomes blunt. |
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扎
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to tie, to bind, bundle, to prick, penetrating
zā, zhā, zhá
扌
乚
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Left: hand 扌, right: hook 乚
In the hand is a hook for tying up or pricking. |
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蝇
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JLPT no HSK |
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| fly, musca
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Left: insect 虫, right: toad 黾 (= The animal 口 on the field 田 with the long tongue 乚.)
The insect for the toad, is the fly. |
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龟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| turtle, tortoise
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Top: kneeling person ⺈, bottom: electricity 电 (field 田 with lightning rod 乚)
A head ⺈, body 田 and tail 乚 of a: turtle! |
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俺
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JLPT no HSK |
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| I (northern dialects)
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Left: Person 人, right: suddenly 奄 (i.e. lighting strike: the big 大 electricity 电 comes suddenly) [electricity 电 = field 田 with lightning rod 乚]
(I boast to be full of energy:) The person with big electricity, that is me! |
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屯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| barracks, to station (soldiers), to store up
tún, zhūn
屯
屮
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A variation of grass 艹 and a further sprout 乚, as also shown in 屮
(On fertile ground:) Where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks. |
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庵
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hut, small temple, nunnery
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Outside: building 广, below: suddenly 奄 (i.e. lighting strike: The big 大 electricity 电 comes suddenly.) [electricity 电 = field 田 with lightning rod 乚]
A building that (can be built) suddenly, is a small hut. |
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札
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JLPT no HSK |
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| wooden board for writing, short note
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Left: tree 木, right: kneeling person 乚 (here: image of a board)
Using a tree you make boards for notes. |
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轧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to crush (by weight), to roll (steel)
yà, zhá
车
乚
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Left: vehicle 车 (=車 = top view with axle | load-area 日 wheels 二), right: a hook 乚 like at: 'to bundle 扎'
The vehicle's (weight) presses/crushes when a hook is produced by: rolling it. |
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沌
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JLPT no HSK |
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| confused, turbid
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Left: water 氵, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
If you build in a swamp (= where there is water and grass and shoots) a barracks, things get confused. |
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忱
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JLPT no HSK |
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| honesty, sincerity
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Left: feelings 忄, right: 冘 (big 大 person with broken arms 冖 and a broken leg 乚)
The feeling with the injuries [arms and leg] is: honesty. |
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奄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| suddenly, abruptly, hastily, to cover
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Top: big 大, bottom: electricity 电 (A field 田 with a lightning rod 乚)
(At a lightning strike:) The big electricity comes suddenly. |
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羌
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JLPT no HSK |
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| muntjac (=barking deer), Qiang ethnic group
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Left: sheep 羊, right: extra leg 乚
The sheep with the extra leg is a muntiac-deer. |
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辄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| always, then, at once
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Left: vehicle 车 (車= (top view with axle丨 load-area 日 wheels 二), right: 耴 (ear 耳, here: axle or axe nail 乚)
At a vehicle you hear 耳 sth. at the axle 乚: always. |
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沈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to submerge, to sink, immerse, to lower, drop, variant of 沉
chén, shěn
氵
冘
乚
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Left: water 氵, right: 冘 (big person 大 with broken arms 冖 and a broken leg 乚)
In the water is sb. with broken limbs, who will submerge! |
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阉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to castrate, a castrate, neuter
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Outside: gate 门/門, inside: suddenly 奄 (i.e. a lightning stroke: The big 大 electricity 电 comes suddenly.) [electricity 电 = field 田 with lightning arrester 乚]
(Electric pasture fence? - When climbing over:) the gate, the big electricity made him: a castrate. |
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炖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| stew, stew slowly
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Left: fire 火, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.
The fire in the barracks is used for: stewing. |
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眈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| gaze intently
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Left: eye 目, right: 冘 (big 大 person with broken arms 冖 and a broken leg 乚)
The eye sees the person with broken arms and leg and: stares at him. |
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