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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| coin, money, unit of weight (approx. 5 gram)
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Left: metal/gold 钅(=金 = Covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: 2 halberds 戈
The metal of two halberds is enough for a coin of the weight 1 qián = 5g |
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钟
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| bell, clock, time at clock, handleless cup
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Left: metal 钅(=金 Covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: center/middle 中 (here: Top view of a bell 口 mounted on an axle丨)
Made of metal and mounted on an axle is: the bell 口. |
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错
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| flawed, mistake, wrong, interlocking, to polish
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Left: metal/gold 钅(=金 Covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: former times 昔 (Together 共 in the sun 日 we think of old times.)
(Today's steel is better) The metal of former times was flawed. |
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铅
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| lead (chemical element)
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Left: metal 钅/金 (= Covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: variation of valley 谷
(Found in lower places because of its weight.) The metal in the valley is: lead. |
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银
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| silver, silver-colored
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Left: metal/gold 钅/金 (= Covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: "not good" 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(Gold would be better!) This metal is not good: It is only silver! |
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铁
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| iron (metal)
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Left: metal 钅/金 (Covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: to lose 失 (I emphasize ノ (= accent ノ) it is the husband 夫 who loses) [husband 夫 = big 大 person with extra-caring arms 一]
The metal, you can safely lose (due to its little value) is iron. |
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锻
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| forge, to discipline
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: section/segment 段 (The staircase 三 in the cliff 厂 were cut in sections with a battle axe  in a hand 又)
Use iron to make a ladder or a battle axe for your hand, by: forgeing. |
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针
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| needle, pin, injection
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Left: metal 钅(=金 Covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: ten 十 (here: needle 丨 with a thread 一)
Made of metal is this needle. |
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镜
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| mirror, lens
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: actually 竟 (to stand 立 and a variation of seeing: 見, therefore: "almost seeing") ['to see' 見 is typically simplified to 见]
It is made of metal and when standing in front, you can practically see yourself: It is a mirror. |
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键
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| bond (chemistry), (door lock) key, key(keyboard)
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: build/erect 建 (You have a brush 聿 in your hand and need to move 廴 for building.)
The 'metal' in building can be a bond or key. |
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钢
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| steel
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: hill 冈 (=岡 Here as a bloomery hearth for steel smelting, in which iron ore and charcoal were stacked alternately as a hill).
The metal from this hill (= oven) is steel. |
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钥
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| key
yào, yuè
金
月
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Left: metal 钅(=金), right: moon 月 (here: image of a key, where the 3 horizontal lines are coding bits)
He is made of metal and has a coding: the key. |
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金
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| gold, money, metal
jīn
金
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At top cover , below earth 土 and two gold nuggets 丷
Covered by earth: two gold nuggets. |
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销
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to melt (metal), to cancel, to sell, to spent, bolt
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Left: metal 钅(=金 covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Metal and alikes can be melted, sold or used as a bolt. |
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锁
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to lock up, to lock
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: small 小 & money 贝
It's made of metal to lock-up your small change: The lock. |
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铃
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| (small) bell
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: order/command 令 (bell's body , bell's bolt マ)
Metal chiming on command is a bell. |
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锅
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| pot, pan, boiler
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: chat, gossip 呙 (Here: a pot 口 on a rack 内)
Made of metal and put on a rack: the pot or pan. |
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链
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| chain
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: link, combine 连 (Vehicles 车/車 and 'movement' 辶 are linked)
These [parts of] metal are linked as a chain. |
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钓
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to fish with a hook and bait
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Left: metal 钅/金; right: ladle 勺 (here: hook 勹 with bait 丶)
Made of metal is the hook: for fishing. |
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铜
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| copper (chemistry)
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: the same 同 (All container 冂 have only one 一 opening 口 and it is the same)
(Metals differ, but no other is red.) The [red] metal that is always the same is: copper. |
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锐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| acute, intense, sharp, penetrating, pointed
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Left: metal 钅(=金 covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: money transfer 兑 (Going out 丷 from my elder brother 兄 money transfer takes place) [兄 = big mouth 口 on legs 儿]
The money is transfered by my elder brother acutely and intense. |
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镇
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to press down, to suppress, garrison, small town
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Left metal 钅/金, right: really, truly 真 (The ten 十 eyes 目 see that the table  is truely real.)
(Because of the weight) If the metal is really true, it presses down. (like a garrison) |
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锦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| brocade, embroidered work, bright
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Left: metal 钅, right: silk 帛 (= white 白 cloth 巾)
With gold stitched/embroided silk is brocade. |
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铭
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to engrave, inscribed motto
míng
金
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: name, reputation 名 (In the evening 夕 they talk 口 about people's reputation.)
In metal the name is written by: engraving. |
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钦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| royal, imperial, to respect, to admire
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Left: gold, metal 钅/金, right: lack 欠 (A yawning  person 人 is lacking sth.)
Gold is lacking [in the sense of: "He takes our money"], but we respect the emperor. |
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钩
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hook, to sew, to crochet
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Left: 钅/金, right: hook, sketch 勾 (= two hooks 勹, 厶 in engagement)
Made of metal and for hooking: The hook. |
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钉
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| nail, to pin up, sew on
dīng, dìng
金
丁
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: nail 丁
A metal nail. |
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铺
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to spread, lay out, cover, place to sleep
pū, pù
金
甫
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: just now 甫 (A hand  for holding an item 丶 is what I need 用 just now)
(think of a metal rake) Using metal you can just now spread or lay out things. |
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衔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| hold in the mouth, harbor (feelings), title
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Outside: to go 行, inside: metal 钅/金
(developed from a snaffle and bridle) When [the horse] is going, it holds this metal in the mouth. |
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鉴
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| mirror, reflection, to inspect, to review
jiàn
金
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Top: knife/to cut刂, half bamboo 竹 (Here: reflection), bottom: metal 金 (covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷)
The knife appears like a half bamboo in the metal that reflects as a mirror. |
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锋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| point of a spear, edge of a tool, vanguard
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Left: metal 钅/金 (covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: sharp 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on the top of growing plant 丰, like 'bee' 蜂)
This metal is sharp on the top: The point/edge or vanguard. |
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铸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to cast or found metals
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: long life 寿 (two skillful hands 手 & 寸 are needed for Sushi 寿司 and you will have a long life.)
It is metal and has a long life: casted metal. |
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钞
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| paper money, banknote, dollar bill, to copy
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Left: metal, gold, money 钅/金, right: few/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)
(In terms of weight) The money becomes less: as paper money. |
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钻
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to drill, bore, auger, dig into (studies), diamond
zuān, zuàn
金
占
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Left: metal 钅(=金 covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: fortune telling 占 (here: drill | with handle - over a stone 口)
Made of metal is the drill over the stone: and drills. |
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锤
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| hammer, to hammer into shape, weight
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Left: metal 钅, right: suspend, hang down 垂 (A vehicle 車 with a loose tire that almost drops off)
Made of metal and hanging (i.e. in a bell) is its clapper or: a hammer. |
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钙
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| calcium (chemistry, Ca)
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Left: metal 钅, right: beggar, alms 丐 (His actions are correct 正, but like with a hook 亅 he gets people's money: The beggar.)
(An alkaline earth metal, but not silvery). The metal for poor persons/beggars, is the calcium. |
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镶
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to inlay, to embed, ridge, border
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: to help, assist 襄 (For covering 亠 both (two pieces 口) wells 井 with cloth 衣, I need help!)
(related to the stability) Metal can be an assistance, if it is embedded as an inlay. |
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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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锈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to corrode, to rust
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: outstanding 秀 (Rice plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!)
Metal is outstanding, but it corrodes. |
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锲
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to engrave, carve, to chisel away at
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: contract 契 (marked sticks  were in parts carved with a sword 刀 in big 大 signs and rejoined, at fulfillment of: the contract.)
Into the metal the contract is engraved. |
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啬
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| stingy
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Top: simplification of gold 金 or squeeze in 夹 (A husband 夫 between persons (= 人) is squeezed.) [cf. traditional 嗇], bottom: return, revolve 回
When the 'gold/money' 金 is (steadily) revolved, this guy is stingy. |
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钮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| button, knob
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: ugly 丑 (simplified from "alcoholic devil" 醜 here: button + in button hole ユ)
The metallic button in a buttonhole ユ. |
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镖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| armed escort, throwing weapon, dart
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: ticket, bank note 票 (In the west 覀/西 you show 示 your ticket) [West: 西 = Under the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west]
He is (armed with) metal and until sunset 西 he shows 示 himself: the bodyguard. |
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锡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| tin (chemistry), to bestow, confer, grant
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: warming sun 易
This metal has such a low melting point (231°C), that almost the warming sun can melt it: tin. |
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钧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| your (honorific), [historic weight 30 catties], great
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Left: gold, metal 钅/金, right: well-distributed 匀 (a ladle 勹 with sth. in 冫 for both 冫)
Like gold, such well-balanced are: "your honor". |
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镑
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pound (sterling)
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: one side, beside 旁 ([The servants] are in one direction 方 (side) of the emperor 帝 [modified]: at his side.)
The metal at my side (for weighing) is the pound (sterling) |
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铲
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to shovel, to remove, spade, to root up
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Left: metal, gold 钅/金, right: to give birth, produce 产
(At gold mining:) To make the metal be 'born', you need a shovel. |
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锥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| cone, awl, to bore
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: bird 隹
Use metal to make a hole like a bird (= the woodpecker) that is: a drilled cone bore. |
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锯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| a saw, stapling or cramping broken pieces together
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: reside, live 居 (Where the buttock 尸 [side view] becomes old 古, he has his residence.)
It's made of metal and you use it where you reside: a saw. |
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铀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| uranium (chemistry, U)
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: cause, reason 由 (The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
The metal that breaks like a sprout 丨 out of its husk 田 is: uranium. |
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铮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| clang of metals, clash, small gong
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: dispute/fight 争 (bent person ⺈ with a stick 亅 in hand looking for dispute)
The metal cause in a dispute a clang of metals. |
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锣
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JLPT no HSK |
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| gong
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Left: metal 金, right: to sift 罗 (with the net 罒 to sift until evening 夕, here: bell's body 罒 and bell's bolt 夕)
Made of metal and with a bell's body and bolt: A gong. |
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铝
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JLPT no HSK |
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| aluminum (chemistry: Al)
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: pitch-pipe 吕 (Here: cross-section of two aluminum profiles)
The metal for aluminum profiles is: Aluminum. |
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钊
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JLPT no HSK |
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| encourage, endeavor, to cut, to strive
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: knife, to cut刂
The metal became a knife to cut. Therefore it was: "encouraged". |
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钳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pincers, pliers, tongs, claw (of animal), to clamp
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: sweet 甘 (image of an open mouth 廿 with something sweet 一 between teeth)
Made of metal and it can hold sth. 一 like with teeths 廿, the: pinchers. |
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钠
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sodium (chemistry)
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: inside 内 (The included 冂 person 人 is inside.)
(The pure sodium oxidizes very quickly and must constantly be stored in e.g. oil) The metal that is (always) 'inside' is: sodium. |
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锚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| anchor
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: sprout, seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)
The metal seedling is the: anchor. |
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锌
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JLPT no HSK |
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| zinc (chemistry)
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: bitter, (of taste) hot 辛
The metal with the pronounciation 'xīn' like at 'bitter' is: zinc. |
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锄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| a hoe, to hoe or dig, to weed, get rid of
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: help, support, help 助 (Further 且 power 力 helps.)
Metal, that helps, is the: hoe. |
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钵
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JLPT no HSK |
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| small earthenware plate or basin, a monk's alms bowl
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: root, origin 本 (The tree 木 comes out of the roots 一 as origin and becomes a book)
Metal can originally be used for: (alm) bowls. |
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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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钗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hairpin
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: fork 叉 [hand 又 with fork 丶]
The metal fork serves as: a hairpin. |
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铎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| large ancient bell
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 vertically over earth 土)
It is made of metal and rises vertically: the large ancient bell. |
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铐
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JLPT no HSK |
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| manacle, shackles, fetters
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.)
(The user wants to escape) This metal will be tested: the manacle (handcuff). |
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釜
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JLPT no HSK |
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| kettle, cauldron
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Top: father 父 (.. has a stick ノ in his hand ), bottom: gold, metal 金
Daddy uses metal to make a kettle. |
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钾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| potassium
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: armor, shell 甲 (The seedling丨 cracks its shell/husk 田)
(when using as fertilizer:) The 'metal' that cracks the shell of the seedling: is potassium. |
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镰
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sickle, scythe
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: cheaply-priced 廉 (here: image of a sickle 广, combine 兼 [A hand holding two rice plants 禾])
Made of metal is the sickle 广, which cuts combined (plant's bundles): The sickle. |
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鑫
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (symbol of prosperity & wealth)
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Tree times metal, gold 金
Triple gold for: prosperity! |
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镯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| bracelet, armband
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: larva, caterpillar 蜀 (It has a 'net' 罒 for enwrapping 勹. This insect 虫 is: the larva)
This metal is bent like a caterpillar: the bracelet. |
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钡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| barium (chemistry)
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: money 贝/貝
Metal with the pronounciation 'bèi' as used at 'money' is: barium. |
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镀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| -plated, to plate, galvanize, coating
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: degree, measure 度 (In the house 广 is an object 廿 with which the hand 又 measures x-times the degrees.)
(For coating, you need to dip several times) Into the metal up to a certain degree, when: plating. |
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锢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| restrain, to stop, obstinate disease
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Left: metal 钅, right: hard, solid 固 (Many things 囗 [i.e. vegetable, roots] with age 古 get hard.)
As metal is hard, it can restrain. |
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锵
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JLPT no HSK |
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| tinkling of small bells
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: commander-in-chief 将 (A simple bed 丬, a hand reaching down 爫 and a skillful hand 寸: This makes a commander)
The metal is a 'commander', if it is: a bell. |
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