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pig 亥
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Used in these characters:
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孩
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| child
hái
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子
亥
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Left: child 子 (.. with an emphasized head 乛, body 丿 and two help-seeking arms 一), right: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶)
A child like a pig, is really a child.
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刻
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to carve, quarter (hour), to cut
kè
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亥
ノ
刂
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Left: (zodiac) pig 亥/豚 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶), right: knife刂
(piece-rate work at the slaughterhouse) The pig is cut with a knife (= carved) within a quarter hour.
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该
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| should, ought to, probably, must be
gāi
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讠
亥
ノ
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ and small tail 丶)
Like words towards a pig, that's how it should be.
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咳
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| cough
hāi, ké
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口
亥
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Left: mouth 口, right: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶)
Out of his mouth he grunts like a pig: he coughs!
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核
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| nucleus, nuclear, stone (of a fruit), to examine
hé
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木
亥
ノ
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Left: tree 木, right: (zodiac) pig 亥/豕 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶)
Trees and pigs also consist of atomic nuclei.
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阂
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to obstruct, be blocked
hé
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门
亥
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: (zodiac) pig 亥
If the pigs are within the gate, they form an obstruction.
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骸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| skeleton, bones of the body
hái
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骨
亥
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Left: bones/vertebrae 骨, right: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶)
Also the bones of the pig are a skeleton.
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骇
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to terrify, startle, astonish, to shock
hài
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马
亥
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Left: horse 马/馬, right: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶)
A horse (fat) as a pig! That's terrifying!
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亥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pig, boar of the 12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m.
hài
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亥
亠
豕
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Variation of pig 豕 and shows head 亠, fat body ノノ and small tail 丶.
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劾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to accuse of misconduct, impeach
hé
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亠
亥
力
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Left: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶, cf. 豚), right: strength 力
You need a pig's strength to accuse sb. for that crime.
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氦
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JLPT no HSK |
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| helium (chemistry)
hài
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气
亥
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Top: gas, air 气, below: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶)
With this gas you sound like the squeal of a pig: with helium.
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