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omen, trillion 兆
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| Explanation |
omen; to foretell; trillion; tera-,
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Used in these characters:
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跳
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to jump, to hop, to skip over, to bounce, to palpitate
tiào
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足
兆
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Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: sign, omen 兆 (here: traces) (shows cracks in a turtle shell, in ancient China used for divination.)
The foot makes some traces when: jumping and hopping.
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挑
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to carry on a shoulder pole, to choose, to nitpick
tiāo, tiǎo
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扌
兆
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Left: hand 扌, right: sign, omen 兆 (turtle shell used for divination, but here: ropes || with loads)
By hand and loaded ropes you carry on a shoulder pole.
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逃
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to escape, to run away, to flee
táo
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辶
兆
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Left: movement 辶, right: sign/omen 兆 (Here: as an image of radiating outwardly from a center in all directions)
Movements in all different directions is a sign of escape.
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桃
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| peach
táo
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木
兆
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Left: tree 木, right: sign, omen, trillion 兆 (cracks in a turtle shell [used for divination])
The tree with a stone like a turtle shell is: the peach.
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兆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| omen, to foretell, trillion (10^12), tera-
zhào
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儿
兆
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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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姚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| handsome, good-looking
yáo
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女
兆
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Left: woman 女, right: sign, omen 兆 (cracks in a turtle shell, used for divination.)
A woman has the "signs" of good looking.
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眺
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JLPT no HSK |
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| gaze afar, observe from distant
tiào
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目
兆
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Left: eye 目, right: sign, omen 兆 (cracks in two turtle shells, in ancient China used for divination)
The eye symbolizes the: gazing.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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