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barracks 屯
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barracks, to station (soldiers), village
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吨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| ton (measure of weight), tonnage
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Left: mouth 口 (here: container), right: barracks 屯 (Where previously plants 艹 and sprouts 乚 pierced the soil 一, they build barracks. )
The container for the barracks weights one ton. |
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顿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to pause, meal, bout, to stop
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Left: barracks 屯, (Where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.), right: page, leaf 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
(Soldiers on march need regular breaks) At the barracks the heads join to pause and for meals. |
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纯
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| pure, simple, unmixed, genuine
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
Threads made of plants and sprouds are pure and unmixed. |
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钝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| blunt (i.e. knife), stupid
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
(Due to the constant use) The metal in the barracks becomes blunt. |
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屯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| barracks, to station (soldiers), to store up
tún, zhūn
屯
屮
乚
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A variation of grass 艹 and a further sprout 乚, as also shown in 屮
(On fertile ground:) Where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks. |
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沌
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JLPT no HSK |
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| confused, turbid
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Left: water 氵, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
If you build in a swamp (= where there is water and grass and shoots) a barracks, things get confused. |
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炖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| stew, stew slowly
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Left: fire 火, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.
The fire in the barracks is used for: stewing. |
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