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coin, money, unit of weight (approx. 5 gram)
qián 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 | 金 戋 |
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line, thread, string, wire
xiàn
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈, here: draw one 一 line with a halberd)
Like one thread and drawn with a halberd is this one: line.
| 糸 戋 戈 |
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fulfill (a promise), tread, walk
jiàn
Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), center: two 二, rest: halberd 戈
One foot and two halberds are needed for fulfilling this promise.
| 足 戋 |
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shallow (water), light (color)
jiān|qiǎn
Left: water 氵, right: two 二 and halberd 戈
Water covering only two halberds is too shallow.
| 氵 戋 戈 |
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to destroy, to ruin, cruel, incomplete, to remain
cán
Left: bad, wicked 歹[= bare bone], right: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈)
Only bones and two halberds remained: at the destruction.
| 歹 戋 戈 |
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splash, spatter, spill
jiàn
Left: water 氵, right: inexpensive 贱 (If you only have money 贝 for two halberds 戋, you live inexpensive)
The water is such inexpensive, that you can splash it.
| 氵 贝 戋 |
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a small cup, classifier for lamps
zhǎn
Top: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈), below: bowl 皿
The (diameter) of two halberds has this 'bowl': a small cup.
| 戋 戈 皿 |
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palisade, wood or bamboo trestlework, warehouse, inn
zhàn
Left: tree 木, right: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈)
When a tree is (split) into two using a halberd, then for a palisade or warehouse.
| 木 戋 |
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inexpensive, low, lowly
jiàn
Left: money 贝/貝, right: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈)
If you only have money for two halberds, you live inexpensive and are low.
| 贝 戋 戈 |
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comment, letter, note, note-paper
jiān
Top: bamboo 竹, below: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈)
Made of bamboo and cut with a halberd into two (note-) papers for the comments.
| 竹 戋 戈 |
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