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的
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| target, aim, really and truly, clear
de, dí, dì
白
勺
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Left: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.), right: ladle 勺
(i.e. at bow shooting/archery:) A white ladle serves: as target. |
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百
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| hundred, 100, numerous
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One stroke 一 and white 白 (Originally the image of a thumbnail symbolizing 100 in gesture language.)
Tilt your head to the right and you see a 1 with two zeros = 100. |
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白
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| white, pure, bright, empty, clear, in vain
bái
白
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The sun 日 with a sun ray ノ
(You are dazzled) The shining sun makes it: white. |
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怕
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to fear, to be afraid, to dread
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Left: feelings 忄, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.)
(If everything is blindingly white 白, you can't see anything, like snow blindness.) The feelings in the white can be fear. |
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原
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| origin, cause, primary
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Top: cliff 厂, bottom: variant of spring 泉 (white 白 and small 小 instead of water 水)
Under the cliff, the small spring has its origin. |
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貌
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| appearance
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Left: 豸 (hairy animal, cf. wild animal 犭), right: white 白, legs 儿
A hairy animal with white legs is a special appearance. |
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泉
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| spring (small stream) spring water, fountain
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Top: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.), bottom: water 水
White water from the spring. |
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邀
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to invite, to request, to intercept, to solicit or seek
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Left: movement 辶, right: 敫 (white 白, release, let loose 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵, until he released) cf.敫
The movement with which I hold the white stick in my hand in a direction, is an invitation. |
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激
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| violent, to arouse, to excite, fierce
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Left: water 氵, right: 敫 (white 白, rest: let go/release 放 [In his side 方 he was striked 攵 until he released] - cf.敫
(During a storm at sea:) When the water is white (= has white foam crests) and into all sides/directions 方 it is striking 攵, it becomes violent. |
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拍
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to slap, to pat, to clap, racket
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Left: hand 扌, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.)
("white finger disease" = blood circulatory disorder) The hand is white from (rhythmical) slapping. |
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迫
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to force, pressing, to compel, urgent
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Left: movement 辶, right: white 白 (sun 日 with a ray 丶 as sunshine)
(I want into the shade) The white sunshine urges my movement with force. |
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皂
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| soap, black
zào
白
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Top: white 白, bottom: seven 七 (or below variant of early 早)
Making it 'white', early 7:00 am in the morning: Take the soap. |
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缴
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hand over, transfer, to seize, capture
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: white 白, release 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵 until he released) cf.敫
(He wants only the best quality) He wants threads that are white and beaten in one direction (= cleanly spun) to be transferred to him. |
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伯
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| father's elder brother, senior
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Left: person 亻, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.)
The person with "white" (= the hair) is my elder oncle. |
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皇
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| emperor
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Top: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.), below: king 王. Here: consider 白 as an emphasis ノ over a sun 日)
This particular (emphasized) sun is above the king: It is the emperor. |
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泊
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to anchor, touch at, to moor
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Left: water 氵, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white)
Where the water is white (= clean) we shall anchor. |
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舶
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sea-going vessels, ship
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Left: boat/ship 舟 (rowing boat with two persons 丶丶), right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white)
Not just a boat, but a white ship. |
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魄
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| soul, spirit, vigor
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Left: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.), right: demon/devil 鬼
The "white" devil determines your soul. |
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兜
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| bag, pocket, to take responsibility
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Inside: white 白, outside: handles コ, and legs 儿 (or tassels ..)
A white bag with handles and tassels. |
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皆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| each and every, all, in all cases
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Top: compare 比 (two sitting persons 匕), below: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white)
(Blinded by the bright sun:) I compare but the rays of the sun make it white: all & everything! |
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碧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| green jade, bluish green, blue, jade
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Top: ambre 珀 (The king's 王 white 白), bottom: stone 石
But the king's white stone is green jade. |
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啪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (sound) bang
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Left: mouth 口, right: to slap, to pat 拍 (The hand 扌 is white 白 from slapping)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of a slap is: bang! |
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柏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| cedar, cypress
bǎi, bò, bó
木
白
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Left: tree 木, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white)
(The wax surface of the needles reflects silvery) The tree that is white is the cedar. |
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腺
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JLPT no HSK |
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| gland
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: spring/fountain 泉 (... of white 白 water 水)
The body's "springs" are the glands. |
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珀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| amber
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Left: king 王, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white)
The king's "white" is amber. |
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皓
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JLPT no HSK |
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| bright, luminous, white (i.e. teeth or white hair)
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Left: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white), right: announce 告 (The cow 牛 opens the mouth 口 to announce sth.)
A 'white' that is announced is bright and luminous. |
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帕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| handkerchief, to wrap, headscarf
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Left: cloth 巾, right: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.)
The cloth in white is: the handkerchief. |
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皖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| abbr. for Anhui 安徽 province
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Left: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white), right: finished/complete: 完 (A roof 宀 needs an origin 元 (= groundwork, seating) to be finished and complete. [Origin: 元 =two 二 legs 儿]
In white and finished: the Anhui province |
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蝗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| locust, grasshopper
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Left: insect 虫, right: emperor 皇 (=the sun-日-rayノ-king 王)
Amoung the insects is the emperor: the locust! |
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楷
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JLPT no HSK |
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| regular script (calligraphic style), model, pattern
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Left: tree 木, right: every/each 皆 (I compare 比 but the rays ノ of the sun 日 make it white 白: all & everything!)
Like trees are all (= of the single strokes) in the regular script. |
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皈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| comply with, to follow (rule)
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Left: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white.), right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
The white (sign) that is opposite to you, should be complied. |
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帛
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JLPT no HSK |
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| silk
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Top: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white), bottom: cloth, fabric 巾
The white cloth is: silk. |
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褶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pleat, crease
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: 習 (wing, feather 羽/习 und weiß 白)
If the clothes have "white wings", they are: pleats. |
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穆
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JLPT no HSK |
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| solemn, reverent, calm
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: variant of spring 原 (white 白water/river 川 (=小), hair 彡 (= three drops of water)
For the rice plants, a white river of three water-drops flows and it becomes: solemn. |
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皑
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JLPT no HSK |
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| snow-white, blinding-white
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Left: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white), right: How? 岂 (Up to the mountain 山? Myself 己? How??)
The 'white' of the mountains themselves is: snow-white. |
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皋
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JLPT no HSK |
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| marsh, swamp, the high land along a river
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Top: white 白 (The shine ノ of the sun 日 makes it white), bottom: origin 本
(White reed grows here:) The white has its origin in the marsh/swamp. |
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