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inside, inner 内
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partical frame 冂 with a person 人 inside.
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Used in these characters:
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两
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| both, two, a few, tael(=50 grams unit = two ounces)
liǎng
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两
丙
一
人
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Shows: inside 内 with one 一 further person 人, who is inside. (cf. third 丙)
Two connected 一 persons 人人 are inside 冂, thus both.
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内
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| inside, inner, interior
nèi
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内
冂
人
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Outside: enclosure 冂, inside: person 人
The enclosure keeps the person inside.
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纳
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to receive, accept, enjoy, bring into, to pay
nà
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糸
内
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: inside 内 (Here: a thread 冂 around a person 人 for marking)
A thread wound around the person for marking a: receiving, accepting or paying.
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祸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| disaster, misfortune, calamity
huò
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示
呙
内
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Left: to show 礻/示 (= image of an altar), right: chat, gossip 呙 (A mouth 口 as big as the chest 内 likes gossip.)
(At the altar, you should be reverently silent:) At the altar they had chats and gossips which caused the: disaster.
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呐
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JLPT no HSK |
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| battle cry, sentence-final particle
nà, na
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口
内
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Left: mouth 口, right: inside 内 (The included 冂 person 人 is inside.)
The mouth shouts: "I want to come inside!" as a battle cry.
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钠
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sodium (chemistry)
nà
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金
内
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: inside 内 (The included 冂 person 人 is inside.)
(The pure sodium oxidizes very quickly and must constantly be stored in e.g. oil) The metal that is (always) 'inside' is: sodium.
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讷
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JLPT no HSK |
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| speak cautiously or slowly
nè
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讠
内
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Left: word 讠/言 (=sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: inside 内 (The included 冂 person 人 is inside.)
The words stay inside, when sb.: speaks slowly.
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