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to boast, exaggerate 夸
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| Explanation |
See 丂 as part of jaw 咢 with teeth 口, tongue 一, and lowe jaw 丂), such that a big jaw can boast.
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夸
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to boast, to exaggerate, to praise
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Top: big 大, below: deficiency 亏 (Having only one 一 winding seaweed 丂 means a deficiency) (Tip: See 亏 as lower part of jaw 咢 (= two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)
With a big jaw, you can boast and exaggerate.
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跨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to step across, to stride over, to straddle, to span
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Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: boast 夸 (With part of jaw 咢 [=two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂], such that your big/extreme 太 jaw 丂 is boasting.)
Your foot is boasting, when stepping over a barrier.
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挎
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to carry (over the arm, shoulder or side)
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Left: hand 扌, right: boast 夸 (With part of jaw 咢 [=two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂], such that your big/extreme 太 jaw 丂 is boasting.)
The hand can boast, when a carrying a load over the arm.
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垮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to collapse, to break or wear down, to defeat
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Left: earth 土, right: boast 夸 (With part of jaw 咢 [=two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂], such that your big/extreme 太 jaw 丂 is boasting.)
Down to the earth falls the one who boasted, when collapsing.
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