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therefore 乃
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| Explanation |
Shows a pregnancy belly in a side view - The interpretation of this radical is based on 孕 (yùn), which means: "pregnancy". It is read as a child 子 coming out of the womb 乃.
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Used in these characters:
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奶
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| breast, milk, breast-feed
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Left: woman 女, right: therefore, thus 乃 (pregnancy belly [side view] cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃)
A woman with a pregnancy belly has breasts for feeding.
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秀
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| outstanding, excellent, handsome, graceful
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Top: rice plant 禾, bottom: therefore, thus 乃 (pregnancy belly - cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃)
Rice plants as big as a pregnancy belly are: outstanding!
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仍
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| still, yet, to remain
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Left: person 亻, right: therefore, thus 乃 (pregnancy belly in side view) -cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃
The person with the pregnancy belly produces a "still" or "remain".
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扔
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to throw, to throw away, discard
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Left: hand 扌, right: therefore/thus 乃 (normally: "pregnancy belly", but here: hand grenade with its body ノ on the left and the safety latch 丂 on the right.)
By hand the grenade is thrown.
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孕
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| pregnancy, pregnant
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Top: therefore/thus 乃 (side view of a pregnancy belly), below: child 子
From the womb a child is born at the pregnancy.
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透
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to penetrate, to pass through, soak, thoroughly
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Left: movement 辶, right: excellent 秀 (Grain plants 禾 as big as a plump pregnancy belly 乃 are excellent!) cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃
This movement was excellent and penetrating.
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携
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to carry, to take along, to bring along, to hold (hands)
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Left: hand 扌, right: 隽 bird 隹, below: 乃 (pregnancy belly in side view; cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃)
The hand holds the bird around the corpus/belly to carry it along.
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盈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| full, filled, surplus
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Top: 夃 therefore/thus 乃 [pregnancy belly; cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃], hand 又), below: bowl 皿
Like a round pregnancy belly! - That's how a hand can fill a bowl until it is full.
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绣
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to embroider, embroidery
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: outstanding 秀 (Grain plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!)
Threads are outstanding in: an embroidery.
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诱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to entice, lure, attract, induce, tempt
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Left: word 讠/言, right: outstanding 秀 (Grain plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!) [cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃]
With words that are outstanding, you can: entice.
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锈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to corrode, to rust
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: outstanding 秀 (Rice plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!) cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃.
Metal is outstanding, but it corrodes.
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乃
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JLPT no HSK |
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| therefore, thus, then, thereupon, to be
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This character is part of “pregnancy 孕”, where a child 子 comes out of the belly 乃 and is understood as the “pregnancy belly”
From the pregnancy belly thus comes "therefore" the “being”.
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氖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| neon (chemistry)
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Left: steam 气, right: therefore, thus 乃 (pregnancy belly, cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃)
The steam with the pronunciation nǎi like at 乃 is thus: Neon.
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