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No. 3 丙
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Used in these characters:
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病
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| sickness, illness, disease
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Outside: illness/disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: third/C 丙 (one 一 outside, two λ strokes inside 内 makes 3)
This disease makes every third person sick.
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两
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| both, two, a few, tael(=50 grams unit = two ounces)
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Shows: inside 内 with one 一 further person 人, who is inside. (cf. third 丙)
Two connected 一 persons 人人 are inside 冂, thus both
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丙
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| Third in order, 3rd heavenly stems 十天干
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One 一, inside 内 (originally altar with sth. placed on it)
One 一 outside, two λ strokes inside makes: no. 3.
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陋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| vulgar, low, plain, ugly, mean, ignorant
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Left: hill 阝, right: corner  and Third 丙 (one 一 outside, two λ strokes inside 内 makes 3)
At the hill is a corner with three (persons) who are vulgar and mean.
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柄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| handle or shaft (of tool), stem (flower or fruit)
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Left: tree 木, right: number 3: 丙 (here: image of a handle)
A tree that is third class, is used for handles/shafts.
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炳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| brilliant, bright, luminous
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Left: fire 火, right: third 丙 (one 一 outside, two λ strokes inside 内 makes 3)
The fire should be threefold to be brilliant.
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