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蜂 |
bee, wasp
Left: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting of an insect), right: pointed 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of a growing plant 丰) This insects sits on top of a growing plant (= the blossom): the bee, wasp. |
缝 |
to sew, to stitch, seam, narrow slit
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: to encounter 逢 (The movements of a bee 蜂 [= from blossom to blossom] mean: to encounter.) [here: 'bee' 蜂 without insect 虫] Threads encounter when sewing a seam. |
峰 |
summit or peak (of mountain), highest level
Left: mountain 山, right: sharp, pointed 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on the top of growing plant 丰) The mountain is sharp/pointed at: the summit or peak. |
逢 |
encounter, to meet by chance, to come across
Left: movement 辶, right: pointed, sharp 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of growing plant 丰) (cf. 'bee' 蜂 = insect on peak of flower) The movements of a bee 蜂, [= from blossom to blossom] mean: to encounter. |
蓬 |
disheveled, unkempt, overgrown, vigorous, fleabane
Top: grass/plant 艹, bottom: to encounter 逢 (The movements of a bee 蜂 [=insect of peak of growing plant] (from blossom to blossom) mean: to encounter.) The plant which you often encounter (because it is overgrown /disheveled) is: the fleabane. |
锋 |
point of a spear, edge of a tool, vanguard
Left: metal 钅/金 (covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: sharp 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on the top of growing plant 丰, like 'bee' 蜂) This metal is sharp on the top: The point/edge or vanguard. |
篷 |
sail, cloak, canopy, awning
Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: encounter: 逢 (The movements of a bee 蜂 [= from blossom to blossom] mean: to encounter.) The single fibers of the bamboo are encountering, when they are (woven) into a sail. |
烽 |
beacon fire
Left: fire 火, right: to sharp/pointed 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of growing plant 丰, like at 'bee' 蜂) The fire that is at the top (like sitting on-top of growing plant) is: a beacon fire. |
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