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经
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| longitude, to pass through, sacred book, to undergo
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)
Originally the vertical threads at a loom, which resulted in "longitude", through which the weft threads pass. (latitude 纬) |
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怪
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| weird, bewildering, monster
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Left: feeling 忄, right: upright/vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)
Feelings so upright are weird. |
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择
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to select, to choose, to pick
zé, zhái
扌
圣
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Left: hand 扌, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.)
With your hand you pose vertically over (the desired goods) when: selecting. |
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轻
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| easy, light, gentle
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Left: vehicle 车 (車= cart from above with axle 丨, load-area 日 wheels 二), right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)
(Pulling) a vehicle by hand over the flat ground [= aligned to the vertical] is easy & light. |
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释
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to explain, to interpret, to release
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Left: 釆 (rice 米 with emphasis ノ), right: variant of vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above ground 土)
(It depends on the strong rice:) The emphasized rice stands vertically: That's how it can be explained. |
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译
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to translate, to interpret
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Left: word 讠/言, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 vertically above the ground 土)
Making words "vertically", is their translation. |
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劲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| strength, energy, enthusiasm, sturdy
jìn, jìng
圣
力
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Left: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 vertically above the ground 土), right: force 力
(Think of gravity, thus lifting a load:) The vertical force is full of strength. |
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泽
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| moist, wet, lustre (of metals etc), pond, favor
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Left: water 氵, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 vertically over ground 土)
(The water can not run off) The water keeps it (when the ground is arranged to the vertical) moist and with lustre. |
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径
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| footpath, track, directly, diameter
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Left: go 彳, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 vertically above the earth 土)
Here you can go over the flat ground [= adjusted to the vertical] : At a footpath. |
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圣
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| holy, sacred, divine
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This is understood as "vertical" with a hand 又 vertically above the earth 土
The hand is vertically 圣 over the object when blessing it, thus when making it: 'holy'. |
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颈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| neck, nape, throat
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Left: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.), right: page, leaf, (fore)head 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
The part with the 'vertical orientation' at the head is: the neck. |
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竖
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| vertical, to erect, vertical stroke
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Top: knife刂, hand 又 (Here: 又 as a variant of fork 叉 [= hand holding fork 丶]), bottom: stand 立
(When setting/laying a table, please align neatly.) When the knife and fork are standing, it should be vertically aligned (or erected). |
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茎
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| stem, stalk
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Top: plant 艹, below: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.)
The plant has a vertical part, namely the: stem. |
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绎
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| continuous, to intepret
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: vertical 圣 (hand 又 above the earth 土) [cf. longitude 经]
The thread that is vertically (at the loom) is the continuous one. |
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痉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| spasm, cramp
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Left: disease 疒, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)
The disease where the muscles arrange "vertically", is a spasm. |
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驿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| post horse, relay station
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Left: horse 马/馬, right: vari. of vertical 圣, but here: two different hands: 又 and 扌=手
(Here the riders changed horses.) A horse comes from one hand to another at: the relay station. |
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氢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hydrogen (chemistry), H2
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Top: steam 气 (image of uprising steam), bottom: vertical 圣 (hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土.)
The "steam" that rises vertically is: hydrogen. |
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铎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| large ancient bell
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 vertically over earth 土)
It is made of metal and rises vertically: the large ancient bell. |
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绛
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JLPT no HSK |
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| purple-red, capital of the Jin State
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: "vertical stick" 夅 (Vertical 圣 with an extra stroke ノ as a stick plunged into the ground 土.)
(As a boundary marker?) The thread at the vertical stick is: purple-red. |
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