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comprise, down box 冂
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同
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| same, like, similar, alike, together with
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A container upside down: 冂, one 一 and an opening 口
All containers only have one opening, and that is: the same. |
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再
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| again, once more, re-, second, another
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Top: one 一, below: upturned basket 冉
On the upturned basket I put another! again! |
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商
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| sales, trade, commerce
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Top and around: could be seen as var. of emperor 帝 (with extended robe 冂) - Better: Consider a vendor standing behind a sales desk 冂/冏 with some goods 口
The vendor at the sales desk has goods to sell. |
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冒
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to emit (smoke), to give off, to send out
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Top: cover 冂 and two 二 (here: smoke), below: eye 目
Under a cover smoke 二 accumulated and becomes visible: It has been emitted. |
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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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册
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| book, booklet, classifier for books
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Image of something bound, hold with a tie 一: A book |
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央
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| center, middle, to beg
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Top: yoke 冂, below: big 大
The yoke on the shoulders of the big person is centered. |
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冈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| mound, hill, ridge of a mountain
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Outside: frame 冂, inside: cross 㐅 (simplified from 岡)
Image of a hill, where the cross emphasizes its size. |
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炯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| bright, brilliant, clear
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Left: fire 火, right: 冋 (here: wall 冂 with a window 口)
A fire or a window can make it bright. |
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冉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| gradually, slowly, passing (of time)
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Variation of: again, once more 再 without the upper stroke 一 [再 = Image of an upturned basket 冉 on which another 一 is put again]
If there is no "again", he was too slow. |
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冕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| crown, ceremonial cap, corona (e.g. solar)
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Top: 冂 two 二 (Take this part as the image of a crown), bottom: to avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿 but no tail 丶)
It looks like a crown 冂,二 and is padded/cushioned with rabbit's fur: The crown. |
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迥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| distant
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Left: movement 辶, right: 冋 (here: wall 冂 with a window 口)
When watching a movement out of a window, it appears to be distant. |
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