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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| person, people, man
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It shows a standing person with spread legs. (As a radical it looks like this: 亻) |
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个
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| individual, this, that, size
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Top: person 人, below: one 丨
A person as a "one" is an: individual. |
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会
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to meet, can, be possible, likely to, to assemble
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Top: person 人, below: to say, cloud 云 (It can drip from both 二, namely from noses 厶 or: clouds) - [厶 = nose in side view]
When persons are speaking 云 together as "two noses" they meet and assemble. |
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认
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to recognize, to know, to admit
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: person 人
By my words the person recognized me. |
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今
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| now, today, present, current, this
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Top: cover  , bottom: corner フ
Put the cover into the corner! Now! |
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坐
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to sit, to take (a seat/a bus), bear fruit
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Two people 人 on the earth/ground 土
Two people on the ground: they are sitting. |
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喝
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to drink, to shout loudly, My goodness!
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Left: mouth 口, right: interrogation 曷 (= The mouth with tongue 日 enwraps 勹 the person 人 in the corner  at the interrogation)
His mouth wants (when the sun is over the wrapped person 人) something: to drink. |
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茶
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| tea, tea plant
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From top: plant 艹, person 人 and a tree 木
The plant (the leafs), which are plucked by a person from a tree, is tea. |
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从
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| follow, obey, (passing) through, from ... to
cōng, cóng, zòng
从
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Two persons 人
Two persons in a relationship where one follows and obeys. (Or: The one person follows the other.) |
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以
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to use, according to, by means of, in order to
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From left: antique scratch plow レ, plow furrow 丶, person 人
The scratch plow has cut a plow furrow, which the person uses. |
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介
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| between, lie between, introduce
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Top: person 人, below: armor 八
A person in the shell of the armor is: in between. |
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休
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to rest, to cease, to stop doing sth.
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Left: person 亻or 人, right: tree 木
The person goes to a tree to have a rest. |
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两
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| both, two, a few, tael(=50 grams unit = two ounces)
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Shows: inside 内 with one 一 further person 人, who is inside. (cf. third 丙)
Two connected 一 persons 人人 are inside 冂, thus both |
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健
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| healthy, to be good at, to invigorate, strong, robust
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Left: person 亻, right: building/construction 建 (You have a brush 聿 in your hand and need to move 廴 for building)
A person who builds must be healthy and robust. |
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借
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to borrow, to lend, excuse
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Left: person 亻, right: old days 昔 (Together 共 in the sun 日 we think of old times.)
(I did not forget:) This person has in the old days: borrowed sth. |
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史
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| history, annals
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Mouth 口 and person 人 with a wide step (cf. unit of length 丈)
With the mouth, the person who made wide steps, tells his history. |
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伞
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| umbrella, parasol
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Image of an umbrella |
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份
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| share, portion, part, copy (of magazine)
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Left: person 人, right: to divide, part 分 (... with a sword 刀 in 8 八 pieces)
The persons get each a part as their share. |
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队
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| troops, team, squadron, group
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Left: hill 阝 (The "hill"-radical 阝, stands also for border 际, limit 限 or obstruction 阻, such that persons form here the border troops.), right: person 人
On the hill the persons are posted as troops. |
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付
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to hand over to, deliver, to pay
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Left: person 亻/人, right: skillful hand 寸
A person with a skillful hand, who hands over sth. or pays. |
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众
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| many persons, numerous, crowd
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Shows three times the sign for person 人
Three persons stand for many people. |
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内
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| inside, inner, interior
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Outside: enclosure 冂, inside: person 人
The enclosure keeps the person inside. |
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低
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| low, to lower (one's head), to hang down
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Left: person 人, right: floor, foundation 氐 (The family 氏 sits down 一 on the floor.)
The person on the floor is in a low position. |
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全
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| all, whole, entire, every, complete
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Top: person 人, bottom: king 王
The person of the king owns all and wholely. |
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倒
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to fall, to collapse, to go bankrupt
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From left: person 亻, get to/reach 到 (至 arrow falling back to earth 土), knife 刂
The person reaches the knife and falls into it. |
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偶
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| accidental, image, pair, mate
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Left: person 人, right: scorpion 禺 (image of a scorpion: combination of a carapace 田, insect 虫 and long legs 冂)
(At first they met 遇 with movements 辶) And then the person and the scorpion became accidentially a pair. |
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倍
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| (two, three etc) -fold, times (multiplier)
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Left: person 人, right: spit 咅 (stand 立 with open mouth 口 and spit)
Persons often spit many-fold. |
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傲
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| proud, arrogant, to despise, unyielding, to defy
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Left: person 人, center top: abundance 丰 (= strongly growing plant with many branches 三), rest: release/let go 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵, until he released)
A person who is in abundance and lets things go, is: proud and arrogant. |
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传
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to pass on, to conduct (electricity), to transmit
chuán, zhuàn
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专
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Left: person 人, right: focussed 专/專 (The skier 专 in the downhill-squat with poles 二 in the hands is focussed)
A person has to be focussed when he wants to pass on sth. |
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伴
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| partner, companion, comrade
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Left: person 人, right: half 半 (A knife 丨 cuts a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
A person is only half without a partner. |
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俗
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| custom, convention, popular, vulgar, coarse
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Left: person 人, right: valley 谷 (Shows a valley that opens into a plain 口.)
People in the valleys have commonly coarse customs. |
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余
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| remaining, extra, surplus
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Top: a heap  , bottom: Variant of show 示 (= This shows an altar 丁, with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 dropping down.)
A heap on the altar shows that something is in excess. |
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令
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to order, to command, warrant
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Top: lid , below: bent person 卩
A lid on the bent person: That's the order. |
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企
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to plan a project, company, to stand on tiptoe
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Top: person 人, below: stop 止 (imprint of a right foot that stops at a line 一 )
(Better to prepare at ease/calmness:) The person should stop for planning the project. |
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俊
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| smart, eminent, handsome, talented
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Left: person 人, right: dawdle 夋 (nose 厶, legs 儿, cross-legged 夂)
A person with such a nose, legs and contorted feet must be smart. |
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依
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to depend on, according to, rely on
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Left: Person 人, right: clothes 衣
(Dress for success:) How the person dresses, it is depending on. |
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催
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to urge, to press, to prompt, to rush sb
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Left: person 人, right: high mountain 崔 (=mountain 山 only for birds 隹)
Person want to the high mountains, where only birds are: Thereto, they are urged. |
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促
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to urge, urgent, to press (for action), hurried
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Left: person 人, right: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止)
A person uses the foot to urge (himself). |
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闪
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| spark, flickering, flash, lightning, to sprain
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: person 人
When the person (jumped) through the gate, it happened quickly like a flash, and he sprained. |
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傍
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| near, approaching, to depend on
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Left: person 人, right: one side, beside 旁 ([The servants] are in one direction 方 (side) of the emperor 帝 [modified]: at his side.)
The person approaching the emperor's side is near to him. |
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伸
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to stretch, to extend
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Left: person 人, right: say/tell 申 (here: two hands E 彐 pulling at sth. |
The persons with the hands pull to stretch it. |
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仙
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| immortal, god, supernatural entity
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Left: person 人, right: mountain 山
A person like a mountain, that is: the immortal god! |
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仓
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| warehouse, barn, granary, cabin
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Left: person 人, right: slumped person 㔾 (here: roll of fabric)
Under the pointed roof, a roll of cloth is in the warehouse. |
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儒
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| Confucius, scholar
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Left: person 人, right: require, need 需 (Rain[water] 雨 on the beard 而 is needed [for care])
People need confucianism. Or: The person in the rain with the (long) beard, is: Confucius. |
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侵
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to invade, to encroach, to infringe, to approach
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Left: person 人, right: variant of broom 帚 (hand holding a broom)[cf. to return 归, which was traditionally: 帰]
A person came to you (= where your broom is) and: invaded. |
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倘
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| if, supposing, in case
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Left: person 人, right: esteem, to value 尚 (A small 小 house 宀 with a window 口 is furthermore esteemed.)
This person should be respected, if .... |
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偏
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| biased, one-sided, prejudiced, inclined, slant
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Left: person 人, right: flat 扁 (Sliding doors 戸 and writing tablets 冊 are flat.)
(As if they had their fixed opinion on a sign around their neck:) People who are flat like a door plate are biased and one-sided. |
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仰
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to admire, to face upward, to look up, to rely on
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Left: person 人, right: 卬 ([at the left] an odd person 人 bowing down 卩 deeply [at the right])
The person is odd but bows down deeply, because he: admires. |
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伏
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to subdue, to conceal oneself, hibernation
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Left: person 人, right: dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶)
A person is like a dog, when he subdues. |
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侮
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to insult, to ridicule, to disgrace
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Left: person 人, right: each/often 每 (every person 人 =  has a mother 母 [母 = breast-feeding woman 女 with emphasized bosom : ])
A person, everbody wants to insult. |
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侯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| marquis, nobleman or high official
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Left: person 人, right: 矦 (var. of bent person ⺈ and arrow 矢)
The person to whom another person with an arrow bows, is: a marquis. |
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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 (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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仲
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JLPT no HSK |
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| second amongst brothers, intermediate
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Left: person 人, right: middle/center 中
The person in the middle is (by age) the second (of the brothers). |
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僚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| bureaucrat, colleague, fellow-worker
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Left: person 人, right: 尞 (big 大, out of 丷, day 日, small 小)
Someone who takes care of the big (things) as well as every day of the small is a bureaucrat. |
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仕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| civil servant, an official
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Left: person 人, right: scholar 士
A person must be a scholar to become a civil servant. |
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庚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| age, 7th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 十天干
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Left: building 广, right: hand  , person 人
In the building, a hand grasps a person with the question of: his age. |
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佟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| surname Tong
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Left: person 人, right: winter 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫- it's winter.)
This person's name is: winter, Mr. Tong. |
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伎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| trick, scheme, skill, tactic, craft
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Left: person 人, right: twig 支 (twig 十 and hand 又)
The person (balancing) a twig in the hand shows a skillful trick. |
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囚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| prisoner
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Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: person 人
The person inside the enclosure is a prisoner. |
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曳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| drag, pull, to tow
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(Due to the weight, the person 人 is deformed)
A person 人 with a heavy load 日 on the shoulders who is dragging or pulling. |
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仑
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JLPT no HSK |
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| arrange, (mountain range in Xinjiang)
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Top: person 人, bottom: sitting person 匕
When a person turns into a sitting person, he is well arranged. |
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噗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| heavy breathing, sound of escaping laughter, to water
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Left: mouth 口, right: thicket, tedious 菐 (In hollow 业 things the orchid 兰 grows and the person 人 takes it out of the: thicket)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when a tray 一 with things || is loaded onto a sheep 羊 that it goes to its knees 八 is a: heavy breath. |
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僧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| monk, Sangha, the Buddhist monastic order
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Left: person 人, right: formerly 曾 (At rain 丷 on the field 田 as under the sun 日, that's how we worked formerly)
The person, who refers to the "formerly" is a monk. |
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戍
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JLPT no HSK |
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| garrison, to protect
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Mainly: halberd 戈, and at the left a person 人 (= ノ & 一) [cf. military 戎 = ten 十 halberds 戈]
The persons with the halberds form the garrison. |
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赓
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JLPT no HSK |
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| persist, continue (as a song)
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Top: age, 7th Heavenly Stems 庚 (In the building 广 a hand grasps a person 人 with the question of: his age), bottom: money 贝/貝
If there are in the building three working (=they have hands) people with money, they can stay/persist (=continue) |
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璞
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JLPT no HSK |
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| unpolished gem
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Left: king, jade 王, right: thicket, tedious 菐 (In hollow 业 things the orchid 兰 grows and the person 人 takes it out of the: thicket)
If the jade appears like in a 'thicket', it is still an: unpolished gemstone. |
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俸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| salary
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Left: person 人, right: to offer (to superior) 奉 (Three 三 persons 人 stretch out hand 扌,手 respectfully for offering)
A person gives to three persons with open hands their: salary. |
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蓓
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (flower) bud
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Top: plant, grass 艹, bottom: (two, three ..)-fold 倍 (The persons 人 spit 咅 many-fold.)
The plant multiplies with the bud. |
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