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knife, sword 刀
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variations are: blade 刃 and double-edged sword 刅
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Used in these characters:
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那
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| that, those, then (in that case)
nǎ, nà, nèi, nā
那
⻏
刀
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Left: double-二-edged sword 刀, right: village⻏
A double-edged sword the village: What's that?
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分
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to divide, to separate, to distinguish, part, fraction
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Top: eight 八, bottom: sword 刀
Into eight parts the swords divides by separating.
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哪
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| how, which
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Left: mouth 口, right: that, those 那 (double-二-edged sword 刀 and village⻏)
A mouth spoke about the double-edged sword in the village, but it is which?
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解
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to break up, unravel, to separate, solution, to melt
jiě, jiè, xiè
角
刀
牛
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Left: horn/corner 角 (Image of a horn with head of an animal), right: sword 刀, cow 牛
The horn is cut by a sword from a cow: This is a "breaking up".
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刀
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| single-edged sword, knife, blade
dāo
刀
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pictogram of a sword
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切
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to cut, to slice
qiē, qiè
切
刀
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Left: seven 七, right: sword 刀
Seven swords cut.
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召
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to call together, to summon, to convene
shào, zhào
召
口
刀
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Top: sword 刀, bottom: mouth 口
With the sword and mouth they were called together.
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剪
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to cut (with scissors), shears, to trim
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Top: front 前 (Where from the sheep's 羊 head, meat 月/肉 is cut刂, is the front), bottom: sword 刀
You should start at the front with your knife when shearing (a sheep).
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贸
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| trade, commerce
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Top left: bend  , right: sword 刀, below: shell/money 贝/貝
Bent under the sword and the money is the trade.
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初
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| at first, (at the) beginning, junior
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: sword 刀
He is wearing the clothes and the sword for the first time.
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券
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| ticket, voucher, contract, deed
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Top: border guard 龹 (person 人 with high lifted arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二), bottom: sword 刀
The security guard has a swords to cut your ticket.
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劈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hack, to chop, to split open, (of lightning) to strike
pī, pǐ
辟
刀
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Top: anal penetration, torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口, needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture), bottom: sword 刀
(It's cruel) like torture, when the sword is hacking into parts.
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叨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| garrulous, prattle, to receive the benefit of
dāo, tāo
口
刀
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Left: mouth 口, right: sword 刀
The mouth cuts like a sword, when being: garrulous.
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叼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hold between the teeth, ...in the mouth
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Left: mouth 口, right: wicked, artful 刁 (variation of sword 刀)
In the mouth are teeth ⌝, which I use to hold something ノ.
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锲
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to engrave, carve, to chisel away at
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: contract 契 (marked sticks  were in parts carved with a sword 刀 in big 大 signs and rejoined, at fulfillment of: the contract.)
Into the metal the contract is engraved.
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懈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| lax, relaxed, negligent
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Left: feelings 忄, right: solution 解 (A horn 角 was cut by a sword 刀 from that cow 牛: It that a solution?)
Feelings can be a solution, if you take it lax/relaxed.
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刃
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JLPT no HSK |
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| edge of blade
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Sword 刀 with a mark 丶
The mark at the sword points to the blade.
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蟹
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JLPT no HSK |
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| crab
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Top: solution 解 (A horn 角 was cut by a sword 刀 from that cow 牛: Is that a solution?), bottom: insect 虫
It has a horn (= the shell) and with it claws 刀 it can pinch a cow. This 'insect' is: the crab.
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契
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to carve, carved words, a contract, agreement
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Top: tally stick , (pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement), sword 刀, below: big 大
Cut into a tally stick with a sword in big letters: the contract.
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刁
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JLPT no HSK |
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| wicked, artful
diāo
刀
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The crooked variation of sword 刀 is: wicked.
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