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刺 |
thorn, sting, to pierce, to stab
Left: thorn 朿 (Originally a tree 木 with a pointed triangle symbolizing a thorn.), right: knife刂
Use a thorn or a knife for piercing. |
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策 |
plan, strategy, policy, scheme, to whip or urge
Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: thorn 朿 (originally: tree 木 and pointed triangle; cf. thorn 刺)
A bamboo thorn is part of the policy plan. |
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枣 |
dates, jujube
Top: Tree 木 with thorns 朿, bottom: two fruits 二
The thorned tree with fallen fruits is the: dates-(palm). |
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棘 |
thorns
Shows twice a tree 木 with thorns 朿 |
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