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ten thousand 万
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万
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| ten thousand, a great number
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Derived from a swastika (Indian religious symbol) and stands for the ten thousand divinities/deities.
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厉
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| strict, severe, harsh
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Outside: cliff 厂, inside: 10-thousand 万 (swastika, Hindu symbol for the 10.000 divinities)
(Human sacrifice by pushing from the cliff?) At the cliff the 10-thousand divinities are strict.
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励
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to encourage, to urge
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Left: strict, severe 厉 (At the cliff 厂 the 10,000 万 Gods are strict), right: strength 力
Strictly, a cliff with tenthousandfold strength to encourage.
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迈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| take a step
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Left: movement 辶, right: 10-thousand 万 (swastika, Hindu symbol for the 10.000 divinities)
Even if you want a 10-thousand-fold movement, you have to take a (first) step.
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