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之 |
possessive particle, this, him, her, it
Shows a foot with a line below. This character has the same origin like: 止
My food stands for my standpoint, meaning referring to. |
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泛 |
to float, non-specific, general, extensive, inundate
Left: water 氵, right: short of, lack 乏 (person 人 and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack is lacking sth.])
In the water it's lacking (i.e. the direction): it is floating. |
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乏 |
short of, lack, deficient, tired
Of obscure origin. Top can be read as one 一 or person 人, below as zigzag 之
A person going zigzag is lacking sth. |
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眨 |
to blink, to wink
Left: eye 目, right: short of, lack 乏 (person 人 and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack is lacking sth.])
If the eyes are lacking, you are blinking. |
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贬 |
to diminish, reduce, devaluate, depreciate, censure
Left: money 贝/貝, right: short of, lack 乏 (person 人 and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack lacking sth.])
If money is lacking, it is diminished. |
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芝 |
sesame (seed)
Top: plant 艹, bottom: 之 variant of plant (suggestion: as a zigzag path)
A plant that is also grows along paths is: sesame. |
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