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男
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| male, man
nán
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男
田
力
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Top: rice field 田, bottom: power 力
In the rice field you need the power of a man.
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助
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to help, to assist
zhù
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且
力
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Left: in further, moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.), right: power 力
Further power helps!
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动
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to move, to act, to use
dòng
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云
力
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Left: cloud, to speak 云 (It can drip from both 二, namely from noses 厶 or: clouds), right: force 力
Not only clouds move, but also with force you can make things move.
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别
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to separate, to distinguish, to leave, to classify, do to not
bié, biè
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另
口
力
刂
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Left: another 另 (If it doesn't work with words 口, you have to try it with force 力: That's sth. different.), right: knife 刂
If you make another thing by cutting, this is 'separating'.
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务
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| affair, business, matter
wù
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夂
力
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Top: crossed legs 夂, bottom: force, power 力
He sits cross-legged but engages with force in: his affairs.
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为
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to behave as, to act as, to serve as
wéi, wèi
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丶
力
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Power/force 力 and twice emphasis丶
With strongly emphasized power, that's how I behave/act.
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边
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| side, edge, margin, border, simultaneously
biān
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辶
力
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Left: movement 辶, right: power 力
When sb. moves (pushes) with force, it's best to step aside.
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力
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| power, force, strength, ability
lì
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力
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A hand or arm  with an extra stroke ノ for the strength of the biceps
With a strengthened arm you have power.
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办
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to deal with, to manage, to handle, to set up
bàn
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办
力
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Power 力 with supports 丶 on both sides (The supports can also be understood as a double-sided sharp blade, according to the traditional: 辦)
When the power is supported from both sides, then it is dealt with. (be managed)
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加
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to add, plus, Canada 加拿大
jiā
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加
力
口
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Left: power 力, right: mouth 口
(it is meant: to eat) For (getting) power your mouth needs sth. to be 'added'.
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努
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to strive, to make an effort, to exert
nǔ
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奴
力
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Top: slave 奴 (Women's 女 hands 又 work like slaves.), bottom: strength 力
With "slave-like" strength you: strive.
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历
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to pass through, history, calendar
lì
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厂
力
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Outside: cliff 厂, inside: power 力
The cliff was piled up with force: This is the past and has entered into history.
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另
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| other, another, separate, separately
lìng
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另
口
力
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Top: mouth 口, bottom: force 力
If it doesn't work with 口 (= mouth), you have to try it with force 力: That's an other thing.
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勇
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| brave, courage, righteous
yǒng
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甬
力
マ
男
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Top: 甬 (bent person マ, use 用), below: force 力, better bottom: man 男 (In the rice field 田 is the strength 力 male.)
If the bent person マ is a (real) man, then it's because he is brave.
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穷
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| poor, exhausted
qióng
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穴
力
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Top: cave, hole 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), below: strength 力
If you have a hole in your strength (= possibilities) you are poor.
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励
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to encourage, to urge
lì
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厂
力
万
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Left: strict, severe 厉 (At the cliff 厂 the 10,000 万 Gods are strict), right: strength 力
Strictly, a cliff with tenthousandfold strength to encourage.
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伤
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to injure, injury, wound
shāng
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亻
力
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Left: person 亻, right: person lying down  as a variant of 人, force 力
If you make a person into a lying person by means of force, you have probably injured him.
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功
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| achievement, meritorious, result, accomplishment
gōng
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工
力
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Left: craftsman 工, right: strength/effort 力
A craftsman with strength fulfills: achievements.
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劲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| strength, energy, enthusiasm, sturdy
jìn, jìng
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圣
力
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Left: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 vertically above the ground 土), right: force 力
(Think of gravity, thus lifting a load:) The vertical force is full of strength.
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劝
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to advise, to urge, persuade, to exhort
quàn
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又
力
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Left: hand 又, right: force 力
With your hand and force you can 'advise'.
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勤
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| diligent, industrious, hardworking, regular
qín
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堇
丰
力
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Left: blooming plant 堇 (from top: plant 艹, blossoms 口, growing plant  ), right: strength/force 力
Blooming plants give me strength for my: diligent hardworking.
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幼
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| infant, young, immature, childish, naive
yòu
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幺
力
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Left: thread 幺/糸 right: strength 力
A thread with the strength of an infant.
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雾
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| fog, mist
wù
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雨
夂
力
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Top: rain 雨, bottom: affair, business 务 (He sits cross-legged 夂, but he handles with force 力 his: affairs)
Rain is an affair connected with: fog or mist.
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劣
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| inferior, clumsy, low-grade
liè
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少
力
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Top: small/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few.), below: strength 力
Too little strength makes you inferior.
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势
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| power, influence, potential, conditions, gesture
shì
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执
力
丸
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Top: grasp, seize 执 (If you get your hand 扌to that small bead 丸 you grasp it) [bead, pill 丸 = A 'nine' 九 needs an additional stroke 丶 to become round like a pill.], bottom: power 力
Grasping with power means power and influence.
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拐
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to kidnap/to shanghai, to turn, crutch, cane
guǎi
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扌
另
口
力
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Left: hand 扌, right: another 另 (If it doesn't work with words 口, you have to try it with force 力: That's sth. different.)
I feel a hand 扌 over my mouth 口 and a force 力 - I am kidnapped!
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劳
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to struggle, toil, work, become exhausted
láo
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艹
冖
力
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From above: growing plant 艹, cover 冖 (here: top layer), strength 力
(Reclaiming the land:) To transform the growing plants into a flat top layer requires strength and that: you struggle.
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劫
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to rob, to plunder, to coerce, calamity
jié
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力
去
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Left: to leave 去 (Below ground 土 is the nose 厶, which has left.), right: strength/force 力
If you are left by your strength, you will be robbed or plundered.
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勃
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| flourishing, vigorous, prosperous, suddenly
bó
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力
子
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Left: 孛 Combination of ten 十 and character, symbol 字, right: strength 力
Ten symbols of his strength are flourishing suddenly.
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勉
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| strive hard, to make an effort, exhort
miǎn
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免
力
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Left: avoid, escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿, but without tail 丶), right: strength 力
Escape by using strength means: to strive hard.
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伪
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| false, fake, forged, bogus
wěi
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亻
力
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Left: person 亻, right: to act/behave as 为 (A very strongly emphasized force acts as such.)
A person who acts like this is false!
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筋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| muscle, tendon
jīn
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竹
肉
力
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Top: bamboo 竹, below: ribs 肋 (= The body's part 月/肉 that resists with force 力 (against pressure) are the ribs.)
They are like bamboo('s fiber) are the body gets its strength by the: muscles and tendons.
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虏
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to capture, prisoner of war, to take prisoner
lǔ
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虍
力
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Top: tiger 虍, bottom: force 力
With a tiger you need force to capture it.
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捞
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to fish up, to dredge up
lāo
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扌
力
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Left: hand 扌, right: to struggle 劳 (To transform the growing plants 艹 into a flat top layer 冖 requires strength 力 and a struggle.)
By hand, it is a struggle to fish up sth.
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勘
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to investigate, to survey, to collate
kān
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力
甚
匹
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Left: extreme/excessive 甚 (A grain shovel 其 with an extra angle  makes it extraordinary.), right: strength/effort 力
Make extreme efforts in your investigations.
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抛
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to throw, toss, fling, cast, abandon
pāo
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扌
九
力
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From left: hand 扌, variation of nine 九, force 力
In the hand you need nine-fold force for throwing.
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唠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to chatter, gossip, nag
láo
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口
艹
冖
力
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Left: mouth 口, right: to struggle 劳 (To transform the growing plants 艹 into a flat top layer 冖 requires strength 力 and that you struggle)
For the mouth it is a struggle to chatter.
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肋
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JLPT no HSK |
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| rib
lèi
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肉
力
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: power, force 力
(Otherwise the intestines would be very soft.) The body-part that resists with force (against pressure) are the ribs.
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勒
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JLPT no HSK |
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| rein in, to choke, to throttle, to strangle
lè, lēi
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革
力
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Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather), right: force 力
For horned animals 革 you need force to rein them. OR: With leather and force you can rein.
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掳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to capture, to seize
lǔ
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扌
虍
力
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Left: hand 扌, right: capture, seize 虏 (With a tiger 虍 you need force 力 to capture it.)
The hand: captures.
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黝
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JLPT no HSK |
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| black, dark green
yǒu
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黑
幺
力
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Left: black 黑 (The underside of the cooking pot 里 is stained by fire 灬 black.), right: infant 幼 (A thread 幺/糸 with the strength 力 of an infant.)
The 'black' you gain from threads (= fibers) using force is: a dark green.
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锄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| a hoe, to hoe or dig, to weed, get rid of
chú
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金
且
力
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: help, support, help 助 (Further 且 power 力 helps.)
Metal, that helps, is the: hoe.
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雳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| clap of thunder
lì
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雨
厂
力
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Top: rain 雨 (= window 冂 with cloud 一 and drops 丶丶), bottom: to pass through, history 历 (The cliff 厂 was piled up with force 力: This is the past and has entered into history)
In the rain, like a cliff of power: the clap of thunder.
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劾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to accuse of misconduct, impeach
hé
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亠
亥
力
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Left: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶, cf. 豚), right: strength 力
You need a pig's strength to accuse sb. for that crime.
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沥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to drip, to strain or filter, a trickle
lì
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氵
厂
力
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Left: water 氵, right: past, calendar 历 (The cliff 厂 was piled up with force 力: This is the past and has entered into history)
(The bucket is leaking:) If the water has passed, it has dripped out.
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拗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| break in two, to defy, disobey, stubborn, obstinate
ào, ǎo, niù
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扌
幺
力
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Left: hand 扌, right: infant 幼 (A thread 幺/糸 with the strength 力 of an infant.)
The hand of an infant: breaks things.
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饬
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to order, to direct, keep in order
chì
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食
力
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Left: food 饣/食 (Below the cover  is good 良 food.), right: lying person , force 力
With food the lying person gets strength: as if on order.
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渤
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Bohai Sea 渤海 (coast close to Beijing)
bó
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氵
力
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Left: water 氵, right: flourishing, prosperous 勃 (Ten 十 symbols 字 of his strength 力 are flourishing suddenly.)
The water is prosperous: at the Bohai Sea.
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荔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| litchi
lì
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艹
力
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: 劦 (3x force 力)
The plant with the triple power is the: litchi.
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勋
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JLPT no HSK |
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| medal, merit
xūn
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员
力
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Left: member 员/員 (= Who has a mouth 口 and money 贝 can become a member), right: power, force 力
The member gets for his power a medal.
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募
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to enlist, to recruit, to collect, to raise
mù
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莫
力
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Top: negative, sink, sunset 莫 (The plants 艹 are made by the sun 日 to be large 大 [= as long shadows] at sunset.), bottom: strength, force 力
With declining forces, (new troops) need to be recruited.
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