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九 |
nine, 9
The number ten 十 with a hook乚, that is substracting
10 - 1 = 9 |
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杂 |
mixed, miscellaneous, various, mingle
Top: nine 九, below: tree 木, simplified from 雑, which was with bird 隹
Nine trees [even without birds] are miscellanous and mixed. |
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染 |
to dye, catch (a disease), contaminate
Top: water 氵, nine 九, bottom: tree 木
You need water (= liquid) in 9 (colors, namely the 7 colors of the rainbow + black/white), obtained from trees, to dye with it. |
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究 |
to investigate, study carefully, after all
Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), bottom: nine 九
Hole 'nine' should be investigated. |
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轨 |
rail, track, course, path
Left: vehicle 车 (車= cart with axle丨 load-area 日 wheels 二), right: nine 九 [here: two rails 儿 connected with a tie/sleeper 一]
For the vehicles are the rails as their track or path. |
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仇 |
enemy, hatred, animosity, a rival, feud
Left: person 亻, right: nine 九
Persons who come in ninths are your enemies. |
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丸 |
pill, bead, small round object, pellet
Nine 九 with an additional stroke 丶
A 'nine' needs an additional stroke to become round like a pill. |
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抛 |
to throw, toss, fling, cast, abandon
From left: hand 扌, vari. of nine 九, force 力
In the hand you need nine-fold force for throwing. |
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旭 |
dawn, rising sun
Left: nine 九, right: sun 日
The upward direction ナ over the horizon 一 with a sun ray 乚 stands for: rising sun. |
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鸠 |
turtle-dove (= Turtur orientalis)
Left: nine 九 (here: image of a pigeon ナ with a head 乚 pecking at the ground), right: bird 鸟/鳥
The pigeon is pecking at the ground. This bird is the: turtle dove. |
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