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然
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| correct, right so, thus, like this, -ly
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Top: dog meat 肰 (body 月/肉, dog 犬), below: fire 灬 [犬 = The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶]
(Dog meat is often chewy) The meat of a dog must be correctly over the fire: so it will be right and correct, thus ... |
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哭
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to cry, to weep
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Top: two mouths 口 (here: two eyes), bottom: dog 犬 (here: mouth with corners drawn down and a tear 丶
From two eyes ロロ a tear 丶 runs to the mouth 大 when: crying. |
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突
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to dash, proceed quickly, break through, suddenly
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Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), bottom: dog 犬 (The big 大 person holds it 丶 in the arms)
The cavity is big enough for a dog: It dashes in suddenly. |
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默
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| silent, write from memory
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Left: black 黑/黒 (The underside of the cooking pot 里 is stained by fire 灬 black.), right: dog 犬 (The big 大 person holds it 丶 in the arms)
About the black dog it is kept silent. |
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厌
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to loathe, dislike, detest
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Outside: cliff 厂, below: dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶)
Over the cliff with that dog, because I loathe it. |
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获
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to catch, to capture, to reap, to harvest, to obtain
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: wild animal 犭(dog on the hind legs), dog 犬
(When using sticks as a trap) With plants wild animals or dogs can be caught. |
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献
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to offer, to present, dedicate, donate
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Left: south 南 (It costs ten 十 Yen ¥, for the entrance 冂 towards south 南.), right: dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶)
In the south, dogs are an offered present. |
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燃
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to burn, to ignite, to enlight, to spark off (hopes)
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Left: fire 火, right: correct, right, so 然 (The body 月/肉 of the dog 犬 was roasted 灬 over the fire. Is that correct?)
A fire that grills the body of a dog is: a real fire. |
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状
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| accusation, suit, state, condition, great
zhuàng
丬
犬
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Left: bed 丬 (simplified 爿 from tree cut in half, cf.片), right: dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶)
In the bed a dog? It will be accused. |
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器
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| equipment, device, tool, utensil
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Four mouths 口, dog 犬 (Here: a big 大 with an accent 丶 for emphasis as a "very big")
For four mouths you need a very big equipment. |
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臭
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| stench, stink, smelly, to smell bad
chòu, xiù
自
犬
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Top: self 自 (The accented (= emphasized) ノ eye 目 shows the own self, thus the 'ego'), below: dog 犬 (The big 大 person holds it 丶 in the arms)
His ego is like a dog: Both stink! |
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狱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| prison, jail, penitentiary
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From left: wild animal 犭 (dog on the hind legs), word 讠/言, dog 犬 (The big 大 person holds it 丶 in the arms)
A wild animal turns by one word (= sentence of a judge) into a tame dog: in prison. |
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伏
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to subdue, to conceal oneself, hibernation
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Left: person 人, right: dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶)
A person is like a dog, when he subdues. |
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犬
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| dog
quǎn
犬
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The symbol for large 大 (= big man with outstretched arms) and an extra line 丶, which is understood as a dog. [This: 狗 also means 'dog'. But 犬 is more used in written/formal.]
The big man holds in his arms: a dog. |
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嗅
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to smell, to sniff, to nose
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Left: mouth 口, right: smell/stink/smack 臭 (His ego 自 is like a dog 犬 that it stinks.) [犬 = The big 大 man holds it 丶 in his arms.]
With open mouth the stink can be smelled. |
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袱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| bundle wrapped in cloth
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: subsue 伏 (A person 亻/人 is like a dog 犬, when it subdues.)
With clothes a person can (carry) a dog, enwrapped as: a bundle. |
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莽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| thick weeds, luxuriant growth, impertinent
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From top: plant 艹, dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶), plant 艹
If a dog can hide in these grasses, it is thick weeds. |
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倏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| suddenly, abrupt
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Top: distance 攸 (The person 人 uses a stick丨 and strikes 攵, to keep him distant.), bottom: dog 犬
(It jumped towards me:) The distance to the dog changed suddenly. |
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稽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to inspect, to check, bow to the ground
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: var. of dog 犬, purpose, aim 旨 (if sb. is sitting 匕 in sun 日 he has a purpose)
In the rice plants is a 'dog' for the purpose of inspecting. |
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飙
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JLPT no HSK |
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| whirlwind, violent wind
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Left: 猋 = 3x dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶), right: wind 风/風 (insect 虫 blown into a sail几)
Like three dogs, such a wind: a whirlwind! |
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吠
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to bark
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Left: mouth 口, right: dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶)
The mouth of the dog barks. |
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蟒
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JLPT no HSK |
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| python
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Left: insect 虫, right: thick weeds 莽 (If a dog 犬 can hide in the grasses 艹,艹, it is thick weeds.)
The 'insect' in the thick weed, that (eats) the dog is: the python. |
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