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一 |
one, 1, single, a (article)
One line: One finger |
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不 |
(negative prefix), not, no
Four strokes are not enough. |
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上 |
upwards, on top, upon, above
Ground 一, with a plant 卜 directing upwards. (opposite of下)
From the horizontal ground, a plant is directed upwards. |
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下 |
down(wards), below, lower, later, next (week etc)
Shows a line 一 as ground and a plant's root 卜 underneath |
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三 |
three, 3
Three lines = three fingers |
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东 |
east
Simplified from 東, which shows a sun 日 that rises behind a tree 木 in the east. |
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师 |
master, teacher, expert
Left: knife刂, right: one 一 (here: stick) and cloth 巾
He comes with a knife, a stick and good cloth: The master! |
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七 |
seven, 7
Looks like an arabic 7 upside down. |
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丈 |
unit of length zhàng = 3.3 meters, gentleman
Shows a big 大 person with a wide step to measure the distance of 1 zhàng. |
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两 |
both, two, a few, tael(=50 grams unit = two ounces)
Shows: inside 内 with one 一 further person 人, who is inside. (cf. third 丙)
Two connected 一 persons are inside, thus both |
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业 |
business, occupation, study, estate, property
It is shown a hill with an extinct volcanic vent. As radical it is understood as "hollow". Here however, as a tray 一 with a glass || and other things.
A loaded tray stands for the business sector. |
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万 |
ten thousand, a great number
Derived from a swastika (Indian religious symbol) and stands for the ten thousand divinities/deities. |
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夏 |
summer
From top: cover 一 (against the sun), I, myself 自 (The emphasized ノ eye 目 is myself.), upturned foot (=sitting cross-legged) 夂
Covered (= in the shade) I myself sit cross-legged, because it is summer. |
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且 |
further, moreover, and, yet more
Image of a pile of stones (stone cairn) on which a stone is added, therefore: further, moreover. |
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专 |
focused on one thing, concentrated, special, expert
Simplified from 專. A person on ski in squat position with two poles 二 in the hands
For skiing you need to be focused. |
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与 |
with, and, (same as 欤)
An arabic five 5 and the Chinese one 一
Five and one is an "and"-connection. |
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丽 |
beautiful, pretty, elegant, fine
Top: one/cover 一, below: twice variant of usual 凡 (= table 几 with scratch 丶)
If you put a cover (tablecloth) over the two scratched tables, they again are beautiful. |
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丢 |
to lose, to put aside, to abandon
Top: any object ノ, below: to leave 去 (Below ground 土 is the nose 厶, which has left.)
An object, that has left: is lost. |
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册 |
book, booklet, classifier for books
Image of something bound, hold with a tie 一: A book |
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亏 |
deficiency, deficit, luckily
One 一 and winding seaweed 丂
If there is only one seaweed, it's a real deficiency. |
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丝 |
silk, thread, trace
Top: 2x thread 纟/糸, below: one 一
If the threads are fine like a 'one', it's silk. |
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灭 |
to extinguish or put out, wipe out, to drown
Top: a cover 一, below: fire 火
Cover the fire to extinguish it. |
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丛 |
cluster, thicket, collection (of books)
Top: follow, obey 从 (two persons), bottom: 一 (Here: a row)
When the two persons develop into a row/line, it becomes a cluster. |
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丙 |
Third in order, 3rd heavenly stems 十天干
One 一, inside 内 (originally altar with sth. placed on it)
One 一 outside, two λ strokes inside makes: no. 3. |
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筛 |
sieve, filter, to sift, screening (medicine)
Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: master, teacher 师 (He has a knife 刂, a stick 一 and good cloth 巾)
Bamboo 竹 was cut 刂 for it and the sieve 一 is made of cloth 巾: a sieve. |
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贮 |
to store, to save, stockpile
Left: money 贝/貝, right: roof 宀 and one 一
We need money, because under the roof a stockpile shall be stored. |
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兀 |
rising to a height, towering, bald
Up to the measuring line 一 are the legs 儿, that's how high he is risen. |
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丞 |
deputy, assist
Top: 氶, (乛, water 水), below: stroke 一
The strokes at top 乛 and bottom 一 give for the water the channel of (freedom of action) that the deputy has. |
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丕 |
grand, great, glorious
Top and bottom: two 二, middle: small 小 (cf. negation 不)
Between two boundaries something small can be: great. |
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