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公 |
public, collectively owned, common, male (animal)
Eight 八, nose 厶
Eight noses stand for the public. |
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松 |
loose, to loosen, to relax, pine (=tree)
Left: tree 木, right: public 公 (Eight 八 noses 厶 form the public.)
A tree for the public is the pine tree. |
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讼 |
litigation, lawsuit, legal dispute/case
Left: word 讠/言, right: public 公 (eight 八 noses 厶 form the public.)
Words are publicly disputed: in a litigation. |
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颂 |
to praise, ode, bless, eulogy
Left: public 公 (Eight 八 noses 厶 form the public.), right: page, leaf, head 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
Publically his (fore-)head shall be praised. |
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嗡 |
onomat. buzz (of bees), hum, drone
Left: mouth 口, right: elderly man 翁 (Publicly 公 wearing wings 羽 is sth. for elderly men)
(A sound) as if from a mouth, gets public by the wings, when: buzzing. |
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翁 |
elderly man, father
Top: public 公 (eight 八 noses 厶 form public), below: wings 羽
Publicly wearing wings is sth. for elderly men. |
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瓮 |
earthen jar, pottery container for water/wine, urn
Top: public 公 (eight 八 noses 厶 form public), bottom: roof tile 瓦 (image of interhooked tiles; here: symbol for earthenware)
It is for the 'eight noses' and earthenware: the jar. |
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