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块 |
lump (of earth), chunk, piece
Left: earth 土, right: 夬 (incomplete center 央 [= image of a yoke 冂, that is central on the big 大 person.])
The earth in an incomplete center is a countable lump. |
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快 |
rapid, quick, speed
Left: feelings 忄, right: 夬 (unfinished center 央 [= The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered])
The feelings about the unfinished center change rapidly. |
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决 |
to decide, to determine, definitely
Left: ice 冫, right: 夬 (=incomplete center 央 [=image of a yoke 冂 on the shoulders of a big 大 man that is centered]
Ice is already in the half of the center: We need to decide! |
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筷 |
chopstick
Top: bamboo 竹, below: rapid, quick 快 (The feeling 忄about an unfinished 夬 center 央 changes rapidly.)
From bamboo you can rapidly make chopsticks. |
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缺 |
deficiency, lack, scarce, vacant post
Left: can 缶 (lid  and can opener 十 of that can 凵), right: 夬 (unfinished center 央) [央 = Image of a yoke 冂 on the shoulders of a man 大 that is centered] If the can is still unfinished, it has a deficiency. |
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诀 |
know-how, secrets (of an art), farewell
Left: 讠(=言 sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: 夬 (unfinished center 央 [= Image of a yoke 冂 on the shoulders of a man 大 that is centered])
The words, how to carry the incomplete yoke, explained the: know-how. |
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抉 |
to pick out, to single out
Left: hand: 扌/手, right: 夬 (= unfinished 夬 center 央 [= Image of a yoke 冂 that is centered on the shoulders of the man 大])
By hand the 'unfinished' is singled out. |
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