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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| another, he or him
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Left: person 亻/人, right: also/too 也 (shows a twisted creature, possibly scorpion, snake etc.)
A person twisting like this becomes another. |
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们
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| many, plural marker for persons
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Left: person 亻, right: gate 门/門
(A single door is not enough.) For the persons you need a gate, if they are many. |
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你
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
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Left: person 亻, right: thus/therefore 尔 (A lying person  appears small 小, that's therefore thus.)
This person is thus you. |
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作
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to make something, to write or compose, to pretend, to feel
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Left: a person 亻, right: suddenly, unexpectedly 乍 (The saw 乍 fells [the tree] suddenly.)
The person has a saw to make something. |
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什
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| miscellaneous, what, ten in calculations, assorted
shén, shí
亻
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Left: person 亻/人, right: ten 十
Ten persons are miscellaneous. |
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做
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to do, to make, to compose
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Left person 亻, right: therefore, reason 故 (If the old 古 (man) strikes 攵 then with a reason) [to strike 攵/攴 = hand 又 with a stick 卜]
The person has a reason to do sth. |
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住
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to live, to dwell, to stay, to reside, to stop
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Left: person 亻, right: master 主 (I emphasize 丶, the king 王 is the master.)
A person is the master where he lives. |
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候
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| wait, later, season, expect, visit, weather
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In the middle vertically: stick 丨, left and right: marquis 侯 (The person 人 to whom another person ⺈ with an arrow 矢 bows down, is a marquis.) - Here: ユ as variation of: work, craft 工
When a person takes a stick 丨 to craft/carve 工 it into an arrow, you need to wait (until a later season). |
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体
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| body, form, style, system
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Left: person 亻/人, right: root, origin, book 本 (The tree 木 comes out of the roots 一 as origin and becomes a book.)
The person has his roots in the body. |
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但
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| but, yet, however, merely, still
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Left: person 亻, right: sunrise 旦 (The sun 日 is just above the horizon 一)
One person watches the sunrise, but ... |
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您
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| you (courteous), as opposed to informal
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At top: "you" (informal speech) 你 (This person 亻is thus/therefore 尔 you [尔= A lying person appears small 小, that's thus/therefore ): The person is thus you.] ), below: heart 心
The informal "you" changes by adding the 'heart' into the formal address: "you". |
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件
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| affair, item, components, clothes, events
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Left: person 亻, right: cow 牛 (The head of a cow キ with only one horn ノ)
A person comes with a cow, which is his affair. |
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便
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| convenient, ordinary, plain, to defecate
biàn, pián
亻
更
丈
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Left: person 亻, right: further/still more 更 (The sun 日 goes with each unit of length 丈 [= big 大 person with wide step] further and more.)
People (like it) furthermore, when it is convenient. |
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假
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| fake, false, to borrow, artificial
jiǎ, jià
亻
叚
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Left: person亻, right: (free interpretation: mine/pit) 叚 (In a hole 口 with a ladder 'E' you have the tool コ in your hand 又.)
For persons is the (work in) a mine: false. |
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信
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to trust, to believe, letter, mail
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Left: person 亻/人, right: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口)
This person and his words are trustworthy. |
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化
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| change, transform, to make into
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Left: standing person 亻, right: ladle/spoon 匕 (here: sitting person),
If a standing person becomes a sitting person, it is a change. |
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位
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| position, location, place, seat
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Left: person 亻/人, right: to stand 立
People are standing at their positions. |
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像
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to resemble, to appear, to seem, image, portrait
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Left: person 亻, right: elephant 象 (A trunk ⺈ and two big ears 罒 make a pig 豕 appear like an elephant.)
A person resembling an elephant is an appearance. |
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优
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| excellent, superior
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Left: person 亻, right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [= 乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person: outstanding)
Personen, who are outstanding are excellent. |
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保
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to protect, to defend, to maintain, Bulgaria
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Left: person 亻, right: stupid, foolish 呆 (a fence 囗 and a tree 木)
The person wants a fence for the tree to protect it. (Whereas a fenced 囗 tree 木 is in distress 困.) |
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仅
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| merely, barely, only
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Left: person 亻, right: again, also 又 (image of a hand)
A person with only one hand, merely. |
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使
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to cause, to instruct sb, to enable, to employ, to send
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Left: person 亻/人, right: civil servant 吏 (A mouth 口 of a certain reach 丈 is expected from an official.) [丈 = big 大 step, length 3.3m]
This person is civil servant and can cause you to do sth. |
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何
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| what, how, why, which
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Left: person 亻/人, right: possibility, can 可 (The nail 丁 into the opening 口 should be possible.)
The person can do what? |
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例
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| example, precedent, rule, instance
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Left: person 亻, right: row 列 (A [back-]bone 歹 is exposed with a knife刂 in a row.)
A person queuing in a line/row sets an example. |
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供
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| sacrificial offering, to provide, to supply
gōng, gòng
亻
共
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Left: person 亻, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table  together)
Person join together to provide an offering. |
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伙
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| community, companion, partner, group, meals
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Left: person 亻/人, right: fire 火
When people are at the fire, this is forming a community. |
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值
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| value, price, to be worth, to happen
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Left: person 亻, right: straight, directly 直 (Ten 十 eyes 目 watch the base line __, which is straight.)
This person knows directly his value. |
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仍
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| still, yet, to remain
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Left: person 亻, right: therefore, thus 乃 (pregnancy belly in side view) [cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃]
The person makes a "therefore" into a "still". |
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价
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| price, value
jià, jie
亻
介
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Left: person 亻, right: between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between)
The person 亻 pays to another person 人 for the armor 丌: a price. |
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估
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| estimate, reckon, assessment, second-hand (clothes)
gū, gù
亻
古
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Left: person 亻, right: old 古 (originally: skull, but here better as image a tomb stone)
A person who is old (and experienced) is good in estimating. |
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任
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to assign, to appoint, office, responsibility
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Left: person 亻, right: burden 壬 or scholar 士 with hat ノ
A person, who is assigned as a 'scholoar with hat', has official responsibility. |
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伤
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to injure, injury, wound
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Left: person 亻, right: person lying down as a variant of 人, force 力
If you make a person into a lying person by means of force, you have probably injured him. |
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仔
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| small thing, child, chick (young animal), attentive
zī, zǐ, zǎi
亻
子
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Left: Person 亻, right: child 子 (... with an emphasized head 乛, body 丿 and two outstretched arms 一)
A person has to give attentions to small things, like chicks. |
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俩
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| both, two, craft, cunning
liǎ, liǎng
亻
两
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Left: person 亻, right: pair, both 两 (Two connected 一 persons 人 are inside 内, thus both.)
The persons, thus the pair, are both. |
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停
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to stop, to halt, to park (a car)
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Left: person 亻, right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high 高 nail 丁, is this pavilion)
(When you travel you need a break:) The person is at the kiosk to stop. |
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傅
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| master, tutor, qualified worker
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Left: person 亻, right: announce 尃 (just now 甫 with skillful hand 寸)
That person, who announces, just now with a skillful hand, is my master. |
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修
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to remodel, repair, study, decorate, cultivate
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From left: person 亻, stick 丨, to beat 攵 (hand 又 with stick ノ), hair 彡
A person puts by hand two sticks in his hair to remodel (decorate) it. |
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仿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to imitate, to copy, mimic, seemingly
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Left: person 亻, right: direction, square 方
A person who (follows) in a direction is: imitating someone. |
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偷
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to steal, to pilfer, to snatch, stealthily
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Left: person 亻, right: to assent, approve 俞 (When the arrowhead  gets into the body 月 to cut 刂, I am assenting. [cf. arrow 箭])
The person assents the theft. |
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代
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| generation, to substitute, dynasty
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Left: person 亻, right: sabre 弋
The person gives the sabre (it's a heir) to the (next) generation. |
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偿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to compensate for, repay, reimburse, fulfill (hopes etc)
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Left: person 亻, right: taste(food) 尝 (If the small 小 under the cover 冖 tastes like a cloud 云, that's I want to: try/taste.) [cloud 云 = It can drip from both 二, namely from noses 厶 or: clouds]
The person tasted the food and will compensate the cost. |
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似
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| similar, to resemble, -like, to seem
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Left: person 亻, right: to use 以 (The scratch plow レ has cut a plow furrow 丶, which a person 人 uses.)
The people, we use/need shall be similar. |
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佩
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| admire, to respect, to wear (belt etc)
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Left: person 亻, right: sail 几 (cf. wind 风) and cloth 巾
The person sees in the sail a piece of cloth, admires it and wants to wear it. |
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佛
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| Buddha, Buddhism
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Left: person 亻, right: deny, negation 弗 (A bow 弓 with two strings || is to be denied.)
A person of denial (of needs) is the (godlike) buddha. |
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俱
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| entirely, plenty of choice, without exception
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Left: person 亻, right: tool 具 (The eye 目 sees on the table a tool)
The person has with his eye over the table an: entire choice. |
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亿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| 100 million (=10^8)
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Left: person 亻, (here: "1"), right: 乙 at second position 乙 (Number 'two' 二 written quickly without lifting the pen.) (If you continue the line of 乙 to the upper left, you get an eight 8)
A "one" with 8 zeros -> 100 million. |
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傻
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| stupid, foolish, idiot
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Left: person 亻, right: 囟 (TV-set 口 with screen 㐅, antenna 丶 on a stand 八; and 夂 sitting cross-legged
A person being in front of the TV cross-legged, becomes: stupid. |
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倡
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to propose, instigate, initiate, promote, introduce
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Left: person 亻, right: to flourish 昌 (Two suns 日 and it is flourishing.)
According to this person, there should be two suns: that was the proposal! |
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伟
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| imposing, great, mighty, magnificent
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Left: person 亻, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)
(Clothing made of linen or similar was for ordinary people.) A person in leather appears imposing. |
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倾
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| incline, to collapse, to overturn, to tend
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Left: person 亻, right: short while ago, area size qǐng 顷 (sitting person 匕, page, (fore)head 页/頁 (=head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一) Better left: change 化
If a person 亻turns to a sitting 匕 person, it's in the head, that is inclining. |
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伐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to cut down, to fell, attack, boast
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Left: person 亻/人, right: halberd 戈
The person used the halberd for cutting down (felling). |
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伯
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| father's elder brother, senior
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Left: person 亻, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.)
The person with "white" (= the hair) is my elder oncle. |
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仪
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| apparatus, ceremony, rites, appearance, present
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Left: person 亻, right: justice 义 (It comes from the emphasized 丶 head of the person 人 with raised arms 乂)
The person of justice needs an apparatus for bringing ceremonies in appearance. |
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伍
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| squad of five soldiers, associated
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Left: person 亻, right: five 五
Persons as 'five' are a military squad. |
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侦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to scout, to spy, to detect
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Left: person 亻, right: faithful 贞 (Who divines 卜 for money 贝 must be faithful.)
A person especially faithful is asked for scouting and spying. |
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储
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to save, store, have in reserve
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Left: person 亻, right: various 诸 (The words 讠/言 of the persons 者 are: various.)
The bank employee 亻 recommends with words 言 to the customer 者, he shall: save. OR: A person with various (things) has saved. |
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仇
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| enemy, hatred, animosity, a rival, feud
chóu, qiú
亻
九
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Left: person 亻, right: nine 九
Persons who come in ninths are your enemies. |
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俘
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to take prisoner, prisoner of war
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Left: person 亻, right: entrust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.)
A person who trusts can (easily be) taken as prisoner. |
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伪
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| false, fake, forged, bogus
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Left: person 亻, right: to act/behave as 为 (A very strongly emphasized force acts as such.)
A person who acts like this is false! |
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佳
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| beautiful, fine, good
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Left: person 人, right: 圭 = 2x earth 土 as piled earth path cf. street 街)
The person strutting on the mounds of earth (= a street) is of excellent beauty. |
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俯
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| look down, stoop
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Left: person 亻, right: seat of government 府 (The building 广 in which it is handed over 付 [to person 亻with a skillful hand 寸], is the seat of the government.)
A persons shall at the seat of government look down and stoop. |
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伦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| coherence, human relationship, order
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Left: person 亻, right: arrange, set up 仑 (When a person 人 turns into a sitting person 匕, it is well arranged.)
A person, who is "well arranged" thinks in terms of coherence and relationships. |
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仁
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| benevolent, humane, kernel
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Left: person 亻/人, right: two 二
A person is like two, if it is benevolent. |
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倦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| tired
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Left: person 亻, right: reel, spool 卷 (security guard 龹 [= person 人 with high lifted arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二], slumped person 㔾-)
When a person as a security guard lifted the arms and then slumps down, he is tired. |
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僵
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| stiff (corpse), deadlock, become rigid
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Left: Person 亻, right: 畺 (3x 2 rice fields)
A person who (has to walk) 3 times over two rice fields can thereby deadlock or get stiff. |
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侨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| emigrant, reside abroad
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Left: person 亻, right: tall 乔 (top: 夭, but here: sky 天: [Sky-天-long legs 丿| make tall.])
In particular persons, that are tall become emigrants. |
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侠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| brave and chivalrous, hero, heroic
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Left: person 亻, right: squeeze in 夹 (A husband 夫 between persons 丷 (=人) is squeezed, [traditional 俠] HERE: Husband with two kids on the arms)
The person who is a husband with two kids on the arms is brave and chivalrous. |
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侧
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| the side, lateral, inclined
cè, zè, zhāi
亻
则
贝
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Left: person 亻, right: standard/rule 则 (money 贝 is cut/split 刂 by rules)
The person observing the rules (=referee) stands at the side (of the play ground). |
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债
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| debt, liability, obligation
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Left: person 亻, right: responsibility 责 (Growing plants  and money 贝/貝 mean responsibilities.)
A person bears the responsibility for his: debt. |
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佣
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to employ, to hire, servant
yōng, yòng
亻
用
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Left: person 亻, right: to use, need 用 (A fence 用 can be used.)
The person, who is needed is the: employed servant. |
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侣
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| companion, mate, partner
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Left: person 亻, right: two mouths 吕
Like one person with two mouths: partners / cohabitee. |
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侄
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| nephew by the male line, nephew
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Left: person 亻, right: to arrive, reach 至 (From the sky 一 an arrow 厶 comes to the earth 土: reaching it.)
The person, who just has arrived is the nephew. |
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仗
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| battle, weaponry, to wield, to rely on
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Left: Person 亻, right: unit of length 丈 (Big person 大 with wide step)
A person with wide steps during the battle. |
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伺
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to wait and watch, to examine, to spy
cì, sì
亻
司
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Left: person 亻/人, right: civil servant, administer 司 (... where sb. is sitting in a corner ⌝ throwing a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口)
(He does not like to work?) A person as a civil servant wants to: wait and watch. |
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僻
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| remote (location), pecular, secluded, desolate, eccentric, biased
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Left: person 亻, right: anal penetration, torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, opening 口, needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture)
A person who does anal penetration is "remote". |
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俭
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| frugal, thrifty, needless, unadorned
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Left: person 亻, right: together 佥 (A person 人 as one 一 is with three ツ together.)
If it is (enough) for a person to be in a "together", he is frugal. |
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伶
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| clever
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Left: person 亻, right: order, command 令 (A lid on the bent person卩, was ordered)
The person, giving commands should be clever. |
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侈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| exaggerating, extravagant, wasteful
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Left: person 亻, right: much, many 多
(At an invitaion:) If the persons are too many, it is exaggerating. |
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侃
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| upright and honest, cheerful, to talk smoothly
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Left: person 亻, right: mouth 口, river 川
(He talks a lot:) The person with a mouth like a river is: upright and honest. |
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袱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| bundle wrapped in cloth
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: subsue 伏 (A person 亻/人 is like a dog 犬, when it subdues.)
With clothes a person can (carry) a dog, enwrapped as: a bundle. |
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侥
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| by mere luck
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Left: person 亻, right: Emperor Tang Yao 尧 (variation of halberd 戈 and table )
The person who stepped with the halbered over the table did so (... without falling): by mere luck. |
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倔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| crabby, stubborn, obstinate, tough
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Left: person 亻, right: bow, crouch 屈 (The buttock 尸 [=butt's crack] comes out 出 when crouching. = "plumber's crack or smile")
A person who (always) is crouching becomes: crabby. |
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俐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| clever
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Left: person 亻, right: profit, favorable 利 (Harvesting rice plants 禾 with a knife刂 is favorable and brings profit.)
A person making profit is clever. |
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阀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| clique, faction, valve (loanword)
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: to cut down, fell 伐 (A person 亻with a halberd 戈 is cutting down.)
It's like a gate with a guarding person (person with a halberd): the valve. |
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俄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| suddenly, very soon, Russian
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Left: person 亻, right: I,me 我 (In my hand 手 a halberd 戈 and I am myself)
The person who has a halberd in his hand (which is me), acts very suddenly. |
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佑
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to help, protect, bless, assist
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Left: person 亻, right: right 右 (= The hand  that feeds the mouth 口.)
The person's hand feeds sth. into the mouth, when: helping. |
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荷
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to carry on shoulder or back, burden, lotus
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: "what" 何? (Two persons 亻, 丁 carrying a load 口 with that bar 一
For the transport of the plants the two persons use their shoulders to carry that load. |
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俏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| smart, good-looking
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Left: person 亻, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
(IQ-test or memory-game:) Persons, who detect the alikes are smart. |
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佐
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to assist, assistant, aide, to accompany
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Left: person 亻/人, right: left 左 (The hand that supports when building 工)
The person at left assists. |
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侍
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to serve, to attend upon
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Left: person 亻/人, right: temple 寺 (Made of earth 土 and built with skillful hands 寸)
The person is in the temple as a: servant. |
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伽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (phonetic for:) ga or gā
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Left: person 亻, right: to add 加 (For getting power 力 your mouth 口 needs sth. to be 'added' [= to eat])
The person adds a: 'ga' or 'gā' |
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雁
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JLPT no HSK |
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| wild goose
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From left: cliff 厂, person 亻, bird 隹
On the cliff and (big as) a person is this bird: the wild goose. |
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侬
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JLPT no HSK |
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| you (Wu dialect), I, me (classical)
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Left: person 亻, right: peasant 农 (he wears a cover 冖 at the clothes 衣 [because he has to go out in any weathers])
The person as a peasant, that is: you! |
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佃
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JLPT no HSK |
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| tenant farmer
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Left: person 亻, right: rice field 田
The person at the rice field is the tenant farmer. |
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仆
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JLPT no HSK |
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| servant, to fall prostrate
pū, pú
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卜
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Left: person 亻, right: oracle, forking road 卜
The person who prostrates himself from the standing 丨 forward 丶 is the servant. |
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倪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| feeble, tiny, young and weak
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Left: person 亻, right: fragment, child 兒/儿 (simplified to 儿, with mortar 臼 and legs 儿)
The person, who is like a 'child' is: feeble. |
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倩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| beautiful, lovely, pretty, winsome
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Left: person 亻, right: green/blue, young 青 (Growing plants appear in the moonshine 月 blue and young.)
A person in his youth is beautiful. |
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佬
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JLPT no HSK |
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| male, man, person
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Left: person 亻, right: old, experienced 老 (old man 耂 as a sitting person 匕)
The 'person' of the old man is: male. |
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伢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| child (coll.), kid
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Left: person 亻, right: tusk 牙 (also: sprout, bud cf. 芽)
The person, who is a sprout, is a child. |
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倭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Japanese (old derogatory term), dwarf
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Left: person 亻, right: entrust 委 (Rice plant 禾 can women 女 be entrusted.)
(especially trustworthy) The person who can be entrusted is the: Japanese. |
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佯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pretend, feign, false, deceitful
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Left: person 亻, right: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep)
A person pretending to be a sheep is deceitful. |
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伊
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JLPT no HSK |
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| he, she, abbr. for Iraq or Iran
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Left: person 亻, right: to administer, rule 尹 (.. with a stick ノ in the hand you administer)
The person with the stick in his hand point to him/her. |
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俾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to cause, to enable, phonetic bi
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Left: person 亻, right: vulgar/low 卑 (A such untidy field 田 is tenfold 十 vulgar.)
The person behaves vulgarly and wants to cause something. |
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倚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to lean on, rely upon
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Left: person 亻, right: strange, odd 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility (opportunity) 可, but it looks strange.) [possibility 可 = The nail 丁 into the opening 口 should be possible.]
A person has big possibilities, if he can lean on sth. |
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俨
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JLPT no HSK |
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| majestic, dignified
yǎn
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Left: person 亻, right: tight, thicket 严 (With a cover 一 the hollow peak 业 of the cliff 厂 is tight and strict.)
A person who appears tight, is majestically. |
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俟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| until, wait for
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Left: person 亻, right: end-particle 矣 (If the nose 厶 is hit by the arrow 矢, it is the end) [arrow 矢 = An arrow ノ in the sky 天]
When the person is at the end, it means: 'until ...' |
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偎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to cuddle, embrace, fondle
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Left: person 亻, right: awe/reverence 畏 (because he has rice fields 田 and (good) clothes 衣)
(Don't jump all over your partner right away:) A person shows awe/respect when cuddling. |
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侏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| "dwarf", person of short stature
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Left: person 亻, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [= not yet] tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
This person is like sth. small ノ at the young, unfinished tree: The dwarf. |
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偕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| together, in company with
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Left: person 亻, right: all 皆 (I compare 比 but the shine ノ of the sun 日 make it white 白: all & everything!)
A person with 'all' stands for: together. |
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傩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to exorcise demons
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Left: person 亻, right: difficult 难 (By hand 又 [to catch] a bird 隹 is difficult.)
Persons have difficulties with: exorcism. |
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筏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| raft (of logs)
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Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: to cut down, fell 伐 (The person 亻with the halberd 戈 is cutting down.)
The bamboo should be cut down to make a: raft. |
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佚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| lazy, idle
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Left: person 亻, right: to lose 失 (I emphasize ノ the husband 夫 will lose.)
A person will lose, if he is lazy. |
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僭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| usurp
jiàn
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Left: person 亻, right: 朁 (2x sky 天 with a waving hand ⌞, sun 日)
When 2 people wave as if from the sky above the sun, they have usurped sth. |
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傣
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Dai (ethnic group)
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Left: person 亻, right: safe, peaceful, Thailand 泰
The persons who are as three 三 persons 人 by the water are the peaceful 'Dai'. |
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傀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| puppet, strange, exotic
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Left: person 亻, right: devil 鬼
(Often used in a puppet shows) The person of the devil is a puppet. |
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偌
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JLPT no HSK |
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| so, such, to such a degree
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Left: person 亻, right: seem as if 若 (The plant 艹 to the right 右 seems as if.)
The person (cuts) the plant with the right (hand). You do: such so. |
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儡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| puppet, dummy, marionette
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Left: person 亻, right: 畾 (three fields 田)
(You can only work on one field) A person, who is (at the same time) on three rice fields is: a puppet. |
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佼
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JLPT no HSK |
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| handsome, beautiful, good-looking
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Left: person 亻, right: exchange, crossing 交 (six 六 crosses 㐅)
(Beauty makes popular) The person is in exchange because he is handsome. |
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