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儿
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| fragment, child
ér, er
兒
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This character consists simplified of the radical for: "legs" Traditionally it was: 兒
Two separated legs as fragments or child.
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觉
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| a sleep, a nap, feel, find that, awake, aware
jiào, jué
冖
见
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From top: light rays  , cover: 冖, to see 见/見 (= an eye 目 on legs 儿)
When the sunshine falls through the cover on your seeing eyes you awake: from sleep.
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完
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| complete, to finish, whole, entire
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Top: roof 宀, bottom: origin, chin. Yuan 元 (two 二 legs 儿)
(A building is complete when it has a roof. Thus:) A roof needs an origin (= groundwork, seating) to be finished and complete.
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境
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| border, boundary, place, circumstances
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Left: earth 土, right: actually 竟 (standing 立, sun 日 and legs 儿)
The earth remains standing, while the sun continues to go: We are at the border.
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元
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| Yuan, Chinese monetary unit, primary, first
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Shows two 二 legs 儿, perhaps as they move like the circulation of the Yuan?
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克
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to subdue, to overthrow, gram
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Top: ten 十, below: older brother 兄 (A big mouth 口 on feet 儿)
(The inferior must leave the battle-field, such as to run away using the legs:) The old 古 gets legs 儿, if it is subdued.
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免
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to avoid, to escape, to excuse sb, to avert
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An escaping rabbit 兔: long ear ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿 but without tail 丶(a rabbit on the run)
With a big ear, goggle-eyes and two long legs you can escape.
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无
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| -less, not to have, no, none, to lack, un-
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Composed of two 二 (here as: crossed out) and legs 儿
Legs crossed out twice as: negative.
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光
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| light, ray, bright, merely, to use up
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Combination of fire 火 and legs 儿. The legs stand for transportability of the fire (i.e. in a lantern)
The fire which can be transported stands for light.
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虎
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| tiger
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Top: tiger 虍 (pictograph: jumping tiger with protruding teeth), below: hind legs 儿
Only a tiger on hind legs is a real tiger.
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允
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to permit, to allow, grant, fair
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Top: nose 厶, below: legs 儿
Who has a nose and legs shall be permitted.
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竟
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| actually, unexpectedly, indeed
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Top: sound 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds [of the alarm clock]), bottom: legs 儿
(My knee is cracking!) Sounds in the legs? Actually?
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充
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| satisfy, fulfill, substitute
chōng
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Top: newborn baby  (child 子 turned upside down, because at birth with head first), below: legs 儿 - Here: see similarity to flow/stream 流
The new born baby flounders with his legs to be 'filled' [= fed] and thus be satisfied.
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统
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| context, to gather, to unite, whole
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: satisfy, to fill 充 (The newborn baby [= child 子 upside down, because it comes with the head first] flounders with his legs 儿 to be 'filled' [= fed] and thus be satisfied. (cf.流)
Threads are satisfying if they are in a context. (i.e. woven)
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兄
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| elder brother
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A mouth 口 and feet 儿
A "big mouth on legs" is my older brother.
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兔
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| rabbit
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avoid/escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿) and further short tail 丶
It can 'escape' and has a short tail: The rabbit.
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兆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| omen, to foretell, trillion (10^12), tera-
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Pictograph: cracks in a turtle shell (was used in ancient China for divination)
The cracked turtle shell shows a trillion signs.
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兜
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| bag, pocket, to take responsibility
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Inside: white 白, outside: handles  コ, and legs 儿 (or tassels ..)
A white bag with handles and tassels.
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党
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| political party, association, society
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Top: still/esteem 尚 (A small 小 house 宀 with a window 口 is furthermore esteemed.), below: legs 儿 (or: elder brother 兄 = A big mouth 口 on feet 儿)
I have esteem for my elder brother's party.
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兢
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| apprehensive, to be fearful, tremble
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Twice: subdue 克 (The old 古 gets legs 儿, when it is subdued)
Being doubly subdued is apprehensive.
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彪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (tiger)-stripes, a tiger-cat, streaks, veins
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Left: tiger 虎 (= tiger 虍 on the hind legs 儿), right: hair 彡
The tiger's hair have stripes.
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兀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| rising to a height, towering, bald
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Up to the measuring line 一 are the legs 儿, that's how high he is risen.
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倪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| feeble, tiny, young and weak
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Left: person 亻, right: fragment, child 兒/儿 (simplified to 儿, with mortar 臼 and legs 儿)
The person, who is like a 'child' is: feeble.
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霓
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JLPT no HSK |
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| secondary rainbow
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Top: rain 雨, bottom: fragment, child 兒/儿 (typically simplified to 儿, as a mortar 臼 and legs 儿)
At rain the rainbow 虹 has a child: the secondary.
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