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bed 丬
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Simplification of fragment: 爿 which shows a tree split lengthwise. (片 is the other half) - Not at least because of its use with these characters 寐,寝 for 'sleep', it got the meaning of "bed".
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Used in these characters:
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北
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| north
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Two persons 丬, 匕 sit back-to-back, because they feel cold: in the north.
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片
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| slice, sheet, thin piece, disc
piān, piàn
片
丬
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When splitting a tree, these fragments are created: 丬=爿 and 片
Pictograph of a split tree, which means: "slice".
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将
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| commander-in-chief (mil.), will, shall
jiāng, jiàng
将
丬
爫
寸
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Left: bed 丬 (pictograph of a tree cut into half, cf. 片), right: hand reaching down 爫, skillful hand 寸
A simple bed, a hand reaching down and a skillful hand: This is what makes a commander.
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奖
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| reward, prize, award, encouragement
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Top: bed 丬, evening 夕 (When the moon 月 is not yet fully there, it is only evening.), bottom: large 大
Going to bed in the evening can be a big: reward.
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装
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| costume, clothes, pretend, install, equipment
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Top: strong, robust 壮 (In the bed 丬 is the scholar 士 strong and robust) [丬=tree cut into half], below: clothes 衣
In the bed the scholar (recovered) and wears his clothes like a costume.
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藏
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to hide away, to conceal, to harbor, depository
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Top: plant 艹, below: 臧 (fragment 爿, official 臣, halberd 戈)
The plant is the fragment that the official with the halberd is hiding away.
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状
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| accusation, suit, state, condition, great
zhuàng
丬
犬
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Left: bed 丬 (simplified 爿 from tree cut in half, cf.片), right: dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶)
In the bed is a dog? It will be accused.
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酱
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| sauce, paste (of fermented soy bean), jam
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Top: bed 丬 (here: fragment cf:爿,片) and evening 夕, bottom: alcohol 酉 (image of a bottle)
(The leftovers from the party are fermented) Put the fragments (=leftovers ) from the evening into an alcohol bottle and you will get a sauce.
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壮
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| strong, sturdy, robust, to strengthen
zhuàng
丬
士
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Left: bed 丬 (pictograph of a tree cut into half; cf. 片,爿), right: scholar 士
(He is skilled at sexual practices?) In the bed, the scholar is strong and sturdy.
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妆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| make-up, adornment, dress up
zhuāng
丬
女
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Left: bed 丬 (here: a mirror丨 at a wall holder (socket) 冫), right: woman 女
In front of the mirror is the woman doing the: make-up.
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寝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sleep, dormitory, to lie down
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Top: roof/house 宀, left: bed 丬 (= image of a tree cut into half; cf. 片), right: var. of hand holding a broom 帚
Under the roof is a bed and a broom. That's where I sleep.
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桨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| paddle, oar
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Top: bed 丬(here: simplification of fragment 爿 cf. 片) and evening 夕 (here: image of a paddle), bottom: tree 木
A (whittled) fragment, that looks like a paddle 夕, and is made of wood is: the paddle.
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浆
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JLPT no HSK |
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| broth, serum, starch paste
jiāng, jiàng
丬
夕
水
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Top: bed 丬 at the evening 夕, bottom: water 水
Next to your bed, you start it at the evening with water, so that it becomes (overnight): a broth.
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寐
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to sleep, be asleep
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Top: roof 宀, below: variant of fragment 爿 (here: as a bed 丬), not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
Under the roof there is a bed 爿/丬, but I am not yet (ready) to: sleep.
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鼎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pot, ancient cooking cauldron on legs
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Picture or a cooking pot 目 with legs. Please note that the lower parts are practically the fragments 爿 and 片 of a vertically split tree. (爿 is often simplified to: 丬, with the meaning: "bed").
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