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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| period, time, era, hour, season
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Left: sun/day 日, right: skillful hand 寸
A day is divided by a skillful hand into: periods. |
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对
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to reply, to answer, to oppose, to face
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Left: once again 又 (image of a hand), right: skillful hand 寸
The two hands are opposite, when: replying. |
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谢
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to thank, apologize, to wither (of flowers)
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: shoot 射 (The body 身 [is in a lateral position] and has a skillful hand 寸, when shooting)
The words after the shot were thanks (or apologies). |
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得
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to obtain, to get, to gain, to catch (a disease), profit
dé, de, děi
彳
旦
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Left: go 彳, right top: sunrise 旦 (The sun 日 is just above the horizon 一), below: skillful hand 寸
"The early bird catches the worm": Go at sunrise and with a skillful you will achieve success/profit. |
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过
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to pass through, to go across, (experienced action marker)
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Left: movement 辶, right: skillful hand 寸
A movement of the skillful hand and you have passed through. |
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树
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| tree, to plant
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Left: tree 木, right: to reply 对 (Once again 又 to give a skillful 寸 answer.) [又 shows a hand]
You need a tree and both hands (this hand 又 and your skillful hand 寸) to plant that tree. |
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特
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| special, unique, distinguished, unusual
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Left: cow 牛 (The head of a cow キ with only one horn ノ), right: temple 寺 (= Made of earth 土 and built with skillful hands 寸)
(Typically smaller animals like sheep or chicken were sacrificed. Thus:) A cow at the temple is sth: special. |
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衬
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| inner layer of garment, underwear, lining
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: skillful hand 寸
(For sewing) clothes you need a skillful hand if it is an inner layer or underwear. |
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导
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| leadership, to guide, transmit, conduct, to direct
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Top: year of snake 巳 (here: self 己 = Following the windings, I find myself.), bottom: skillful hand 寸
You, yourself, must have a skillful hand for leadership. |
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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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讨
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to ask/demand for, to beg, provoke, invite
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: skillful hand 寸
Use words and a skillful hand to ask for sth. |
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封
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to seal, letter(=sealed objects), to grant
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Left: piled/cumulated earth 圭 (=2x earth 土), right: skillful hand 寸
(cf. street 街 [= I go 行 over piled earth 圭] - Thus at road construction:) Earth is piled up by skillful hands and sealed. |
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博
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| extensive, gains, rich, obtain, to win, plentiful
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Left: ten 十, right: announce 尃 (from top: just now 甫, skillful hand 寸) [just now 甫 = A hand  for holding an item 丶 is what I need 用 just now.]
Tenfold you can make just now with skillful hands extensive gains. |
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将
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| commander-in-chief (mil.), will, shall
jiāng, jiàng
将
丬
爫
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Left: bed 丬 (pictograph of a tree cut into half, cf. 片), right: hand reaching down 爫, skillful hand 寸
A simple bed, a hand reaching down and a skillful hand: This is what makes a commander. |
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尊
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| honorific, to honor, to respect
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From top: out of 丷, wine mug 酉, skillful hand 寸
When sth. comes out of a wine mug by a skillful hand, it's seen to be: honorific. |
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耐
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| capable of enduring, able to tolerate, patience
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Left: beard 而 (closed mouth 一 with a beard 皿), right: skillful hand 寸
(A lot of care-taking is necessary:) A beard needs a skillful hand that has endurance and patience. |
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厨
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| kitchen
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Left: cliff 厂 (here: kitchen table), inside: bean 豆, skillful hand 寸
The kitchen table, at which beans are processed with skillful hands, is in: the kitchen. |
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膊
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| shoulder, upper arm
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: to announce 尃 (just now 甫 with skillful hand 寸) [A hand for holding an item 丶 is what I need 用 just now] cf. elbow 肘
The body part, that somehow looks like the upper body 甫 and where my 'skillful hand' 寸 is, is the shoulder. |
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射
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to shoot, to launch, to allude to
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Left: body 身 (side view of a body), right: skillful hand 寸
The body stands laterally and needs a skillful hand, when: shooting. |
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村
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| village
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Left: tree 木, right: unit of length 寸 (often seen as: "skillful hand"
(Historically a palisade [= a fence] was used as defense around the village) Trees are erected with skillful hands to (protect): the village. |
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薄
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| meager, slight, weak, belittle, to look down on
bó, báo, bò
艹
尃
寸
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Top: plant 艹, below: extensive 溥 (The water 氵 announces 尃 that it is extensively widespread) [announce 尃 = right now 甫 with a skillful hand 寸, cf. 搏])
When plants are in the water they stay right now and despite skillful hands: meager and weak. |
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碍
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to hinder, to obstruct, to block
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Left: stone 石 (At the cliff 厂 is a stone 口), right: sunrise 旦, skillful hand 寸
(Due to the articular gout) Like a stone is at sunrise my skillful hand: That hinders and obstructs. |
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寻
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to search, to look for, to seek
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Top: hand /彐, below: skillful hand 寸
Use both hands for searching. |
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遵
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to obey, comply with, to observe, to follow
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Left: movement 辶, right: honourific 尊 (When sth. comes out 丷 of a wine mug 酉 by a skillful hand 寸, it's seen to be: honorific.)
A honorific movement is obedient. |
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寿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| long life, old age, birthday
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Left: var. of hand 手, right: skillful hand 寸
Two hands congratulate and wish: a long life. (And: Two hands are needed to roll sushi 寿司.) |
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慰
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to comfort, to console, to reassure
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Top: military officer 尉 (This buttocks 尸 shows 示 his skillful hand 寸 as an officer), bottom: heart 心
An officer with a heart knows how to comfort. |
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冠
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| hat, crown, crest, cap
guān, guàn
冖
元
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Top: cover 冖, bottom: origin/chin.Yuan 元, skillful hand 寸
It's covering, costed many Yuan and is made by a skillful hand: The crown. (or the hat) |
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守
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to guard, defend, protect, to observe (rules)
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Top: roof 宀, below: skillful hand 寸
A roof or a skillful hand can guard. |
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蹲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to crouch, to squat
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Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: honorific 尊 (When sth. comes out 丷 of a wine mug 酉 by a skillful hand 寸, it's seen to be: honorific.)
(Making a kowtow?) With your feet you are honorific, if you crouch. |
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寺
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| buddhist temple, monastery
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Top: earth 土, bottom: skillful hand 寸
Use earth and skillful hands to build a temple. |
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寸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| a unit of length, inch, thumb
cùn
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Originally a hand with a pulse; re-interpreted as a: "skillful hand"
From the pulse to the hand it is one Cùn (3,03 cm). |
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辱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| disgrace, dishonor, humiliation, to insult
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Top: early-morning 辰 = image of plowing 辰 (At the field corner 厂 a first line 一 is plowed by the farmer 农), below: skillful hand 寸
He had the plow in his skillful hands which he understood as: disgrace. |
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夺
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to seize, to take away forcibly, strive for
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Top: big 大, bottom: skillful hand 寸
With a big and skillful hand you can seize or strive/compete for sth. |
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嚼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to chew
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Left: mouth 口, right: nobility 爵 (A hand 爫 takes the plates 罒(=皿) to serve food 食 skillfully 寸 to the nobility.)
Also the mouths of the nobility chew. |
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爵
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JLPT no HSK |
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| nobility, duke, baron, lord
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Top: hand reaching down 爫, net/eye 罒 (here: plate 皿), below: var of food 食, skillful hand 寸
A hand reaches down to the plates to serve food skillfully to the nobility. |
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忖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to ponder, to speculate, to consider, to guess
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Left: feelings 忄, right: skillful hand 寸
The feeling in a skillful hand is a: pondering. |
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肘
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JLPT no HSK |
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| elbow, pork shoulder
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: skillful hand 寸
The body part, which a 'skillful hand' needs: The elbow. |
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橱
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JLPT no HSK |
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| wardrobe, closet, cabinet
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Left: tree 木, right: kitchen 厨 (The kitchen table 厂, at which beans 豆 are processed with skillful hands 寸, is in the kitchen.)
Its made of wood and is in the kitchen: the wardrobe. |
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狩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to hunt, to go hunting
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Left: animal 犭, right: protect 守 (A roof 宀 or a skillful hand 寸 can guard)
Animals can for the protection (of the environment) be hunted. |
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焘
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JLPT no HSK |
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| cover over, to envelope
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Top: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.), bottom: fire 灬
(Oxygen reduction by a cover causes a slow burning:) A long life has the fire, if it is covered. |
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尉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| military officer
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From left: buttock seen from the side 尸, to show 示, skillful hand 寸
This buttocks shows a skillful hand: that's an officer. |
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褥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| mattress
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: disgrace, dishonor 辱 (Having the plow 辰 in his skillful hands 寸 he understood as: disgrace.)
For clothes it is a disgrace only serving as: a mattress. |
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挝
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JLPT no HSK |
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| beat, to strike
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Left: hand 扌, right: to pass through 过 (A movement 辶 of the skillful hand 寸 and you passed through.)
A hand can pass through, if it beats. |
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