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机
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| machine, engine, opportunity
jī
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木
几
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Left: tree 木, right: table 几 (cf. ordinary: 凡, whereas a table with a scratch 丶 is ordinary)
This tree turns into a table by use of a machine.
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几
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| almost, how much, a few, small table
jī, jǐ
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几
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Image of a small table 几
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亮
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to shine, bright, clear, brilliant, resonant
liàng
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亠
高
几
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Top: variant of high 高 (guard tower with two floors), bottom: table 几
(Watchtowers were also used on the Chinese Wall for signal fires:) A watchtower on an elevated position (like on a 'table'), gives it shine and brightness.
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朵
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| blossom, flower, earlobe
duǒ
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朵
几
木
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Top: table 几 (Here: image of a closed blossom), below: tree 木
Ihe image of a blossom in a tree stands for: 'blossom'.
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微
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| tiny, miniature, profound, micro-
wēi
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彳
山
几
攴
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Left: go 彳, center: mountain 山, table 几, right: to strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
Go to the mountain to the one 一 table and smash it into tiny pieces.
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凭
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to lean against, to rely on, on the basis of, proof
píng
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任
几
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Top: official duty 任 (A person 亻 as scolar 士 with hat ノ has responsibilities), bottom: table 几
With his official duty he leans on the table, which is considered as a proof.
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沉
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to submerge, to sink, to immerse, to keep down
chén
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氵
冗
冖
几
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Left: water 氵, right: superfluous 冗 (A tablecloth 冖 on the table 几 is superfluous.)
In the water, the waste (= that what is superfluous) will submerge.
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佩
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| admire, to respect, to wear (belt etc)
pèi
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亻
風
巾
几
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Left: person 亻, right: sail 几 (cf. wind 风) and cloth 巾
The person sees in the sail a piece of cloth, admires it and wants to wear it.
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肌
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| flesh, muscle
jī
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肉
几
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: table 几 (cf. 凡)
The body part for the table is muscle's flesh.
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壳
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| shell, carapace, crust (earth's crust etc)
ké, qiào
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士
冗
冖
几
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Top: scholar 士, bottom: superfluous 冗 (A tablecloth 冖 on the table 几 is superfluous.)
The scholar places a tablecloth on the table as a "shell" or carapace.
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凡
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| ordinary, commonplace, temporal
fán
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几
凡
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A table 几 with a scratch 丶
Tables with scratches are sth. ordinary.
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饥
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| hungry
jī
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食
几
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Left: food 饣/食 (Below the cover  is good 良 food.), right: (empty) table 几
No food on the empty table: I am hungry.
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秃
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| bald, blunt
tū
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禾
几
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Top: rice plant 禾, bottom: table 几
The rice plant is placed on the table (for peeling / cleaning) until it is bald.
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讥
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| ridicule, to mock
jī
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讠
几
風
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Left: 讠/言, right: flat table 几 (but here: sail, cf. wind 风)
Words like against a sail: Do you want to ridicule me?
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凳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| bench, stool
dèng
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登
癶
豆
几
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Top: climb, ascend 登 (The volcano 癶 spits beans 豆: let's ascend it), bottom: table 几
(Particularly small children) can climb up this "table": a bench!
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凰
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JLPT no HSK |
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| phoenix
huáng
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几
皇
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Outside: sail 几 (here: wing), inside: emperor 皇 (= The emphasized ノ [thus special] sun 日 above the king 王.)
With wings, that are imperial: the phoenix.
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颓
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to crumble, to collapse, to decline, decadent, dejected
tuí
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禾
几
頁
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Left: bald, blunt 秃 (The rice plants 禾 are placed on the table 几 (for peeling / cleaning) until they are bald.), right: page, leaf, head 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
The bald head has crumbled.
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凤
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JLPT no HSK |
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| phoenix
fèng
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几
又
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Outside: table 几 (here: a sail), inside: hand 又
(Because of the large wings) Its 'hand' is like a sail: The Phoenix.
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玑
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JLPT no HSK |
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| irregular pearl
jī
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玉
几
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Left: king, jade 王, right: table 几
[Also because it is ordinary 凡 [ordinary 凡 = table 几 with a scratch 丶] The king can put it on the table (without rolling away): an irregular pearl.
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咒
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JLPT no HSK |
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| incantation, magic spell, curse, malediction
zhòu
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口
几
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Top: 2x mouth 口, bottom: table 几
Two huge eyes and a mouth 几 drawn down during: an incantation.
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凯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| triumphant, victorious, chi (Greek letter Χχ)
kǎi
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岂
几
己
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Left: how? 岂 (Up to the mountain 山? Myself 己? How??), right: table 几 (here: bonded 几 legs 儿)
Up the mountain I walk myself with bonded legs: I'm triumphant!
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薇
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
wēi
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艹
彳
山
几
攴
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Top: grass 艹, bottom: tiny 微 (Go 彳 on the mountain 山 to the one 一 table 几 and smash 攵 it into tiny pieces.)
The plant that is tiny is this fern.
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叽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| grumble
jī
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口
几
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Left: mouth 口, right: table 几
The mouth is (big) as a table, when: grumbling.
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矶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| jetty, mole, breakwater
jī
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石
几
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Left: stone 石, right: table 几
Stones piled up like tables serve as jetty.
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冗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| superfluous, extraneous, redundant, busy
rǒng
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冗
冖
几
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Top: cover 冖 (here: tablecloth), below: table 几
A tablecloth on a table is: superfluous.
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is understood as a table.
