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double, twice 兼
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| Explanation |
A hand  holds two rice plants 禾.
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Used in these characters:
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歉
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| deficient, to regret, apologize
qiàn
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兼
欠
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Left: combined, twice 兼 (A hand  /ヨ holds two rice plants 禾 combined.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning  person 人 is lacking sth.)
Having a double lack, means deficiency and regrets.
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赚
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to make a profit, to earn
zhuàn, zuàn
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贝
兼
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Left: money 贝/貝, right: double, combined 兼 (a hand /ヨ holds two rice plants 禾 combined.)
"Compound interest effect": Money makes combined more profit.
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兼
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| double, twice, combined, simultaneous
jiān
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兼
禾
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A hand /ヨ holding two rice plants 禾 (cf. grasp 秉)
A hand is holding two rice plants double / combined.
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谦
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| modest, humble
qiān
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讠
兼
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Left: word 讠/言, right: twice, combined 兼 (a hand holding two rice plants 禾)
His words about the (many) rice plants in his hand, were modest and humble.
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廉
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| cheaply-priced, inexpensive, incorruptible, honest
lián
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广
兼
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Outside: building 广, below: twice, combine 兼 (A hand /ヨ holds two rice plants 禾 combined.)
(Terraced/rowed housing:) Buildings that are combined are cheaply-priced.
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嫌
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to dislike, suspicion, resentment, enmity
xián
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女
兼
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Left: woman 女, right: combine, twice, concurrently 兼 (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants 禾 combined.)
(Women want a monogamous partnership:) If women do it in combination, she dislikes it.
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镰
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sickle, scythe
lián
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金
广
兼
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: cheaply-priced 廉 (here: image of a sickle 广, combine 兼 [A hand holding two rice plants 禾])
Made of metal is the sickle 广, which cuts combined (plant's bundles): The sickle.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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