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to model (a figure) in clay
sù
Top: new moon, 1.day in lunar calendar 朔 (The disobedient 屰 [=A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked] moon 月 is not shining at new moon), bottom: earth 土
At new moon take earth (clay) for modelling.
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contrary, opposite, to go against, rebel
nì
Left: movement 辶, right: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.)
A movement, that is 'disobedient' is contrary.
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lose consciousness, to faint, his, her, their
jué
Outside: cliff 厂, rest: 欮 (disobedient 屰 [(A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.], lack 欠)
In particular at a cliff it is a "disobedient lack", when losing consciousness.
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to go upstream, to trace the source
sù
Left: water 氵, right: new moon 朔 (The disobedient 屰 moon 月 is not shining at new moon) [disobedient 屰 = A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.]
(The moon is between sun and earth and can cause spring tides:) The water at new moon can flow upstream.
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new moon, beginning, first day of lunar month
shuò
Left: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.), right: moon 月
If the 'disobedient' moon does not shine, it is new moon.
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fault, deficiency, mistake
quē|què
Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked has a lack 欠 and is disobediant.)
(The door is stuck) The gate is 'disobedient': It has a fault.
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unruly, rampant, rude
jué
Left: wild animal 犭, right: 厥 (cliff 厂, disobedient 屰 [A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.], lack 欠)
The animal that has been pushed to the cliff because of a disobedient lack is unruly.
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