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妹
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| younger sister
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left: woman 女, right: not yet, immature 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)
This woman, who is "not yet a woman", is my: younger sister. |
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味
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| taste, smell
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Left: mouth 口, right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)
In the mouth have young shoots (="what is not yet") a special taste. [In contrast: In the mouth 口 old 古 things taste: hard 固] |
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殊
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| unique, special, extraordinary
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Left: bad, wicked 歹 [= bare bone, vertebrae or rib], right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [=not yet] 未 tree 木 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
Bare bones that are vermilion, are very unique. |
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未
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| not yet, earthly, year 8 of the Sheep
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Tree 木 with upper shorter branch 一
As the upper branch is still shorter, the tree is "not yet". |
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魅
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| demon, devil, magic, to charm
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Left: demon 鬼 (death mask [accent ノ, field 田], legs 儿, nose 厶), right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
The devil has not yet 'deviled'. |
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珠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| bead, pearl
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Left: king, jade 王, right: vermilion/red 朱 (A branch at the young tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
The king has red beads and perls. |
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昧
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| conceal, dark, obscure
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Left: sun/day 日, right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
The day is still immature: It is still concealed in the dark. |
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株
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| tree(s)trunk, stump (tree root), [classifier]
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Left: tree 木, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
The tree turns red seeing that he is used as a classifier. |
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朱
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JLPT no HSK |
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| cinnabar, vermilion
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Top: accent or emphasis ノ, rest: not yet, unfinished 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)
At the upper branch of the tree is sth. vermilion. (an apple?) |
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诛
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to punish, to put (a criminal) to death, execute
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Left: word 讠/言, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [=not yet) tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
(death penalty with flowing blood?) Words that are vermilion want to: punish. |
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铢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| weight unit =1/24 Liang = 2 or 3 grams
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
(For not getting lost due to the small size:) This metal weight is vermilion: a zhū. |
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侏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| "dwarf", person of short stature
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Left: person 亻, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [= not yet] tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
This person is like sth. small ノ at the young, unfinished tree: The dwarf. |
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寐
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to sleep, be asleep
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Top: roof 宀, below: variant of fragment 爿 (here: as a bed 丬), not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
Under the roof there is a bed 爿/丬, but I am not yet (ready) to: sleep. |
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蛛
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JLPT no HSK |
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| spider, spider web
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Left: insect 虫, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [= not yet] tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?) Here: a net  in a tree 木
This insect makes a net in a tree: the spider. |
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