Meaning |
spoon, ladle 匕
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Explanation |
In the explanations this radical is also used as a sitting person. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
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Used in these characters:
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能
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| talent, ability, capability
néng
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厶
肉
匕
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Left: nose 厶, body 肉/月, right: claws 匕/匕
(In dog breeding:) Nose, body and claws prove talent.
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些
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| some, few, several, small amount
xiē
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此
止
匕
二
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Top: this/these 此 (He stopped 止 and sat 匕 down: This person!), below: two 二
These two are some, ..
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老
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| aged/old (of people), venerable, experienced
lǎo
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老
耂
匕
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Top: old man 耂, below: sitting person 匕
The old man sitting there is aged and experienced.
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北
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| north
běi
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北
丬
匕
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Two persons 丬, 匕 sit back-to-back, because they feel cold: in the north.
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呢
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| End-particle: "What about...?", "And...?", "okay?"
ne, ní
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口
尼
尸
匕
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Left: Mouth 口, right: buddhist nun 尼 (buttocks from side 尸, to sit 匕)
May the mouth of a Buddhist nun (talk)? ..and what about?
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比
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to compare, to contrast, gesture with hands, Belgium
bǐ
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比
匕
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Sitting persons 匕匕
There are two sitting persons: Compare them.
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它
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| it, (used for lifeless things)
tā
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它
宀
匕
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Top: roof 宀, below: ladle/spoon 匕
Under the roof the ladle is a lifeless thing, an "it".
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化
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| change, transform, to make into
huà
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化
亻
匕
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Left: standing person 亻, right: ladle/spoon 匕 (here: sitting person),
If a standing person becomes a sitting person, it is a change.
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熊
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| bear, raging flames
xióng
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厶
肉
匕
灬
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Top: talent, ability 能 (nose 厶, body 月/肉 and claws 匕匕 prove talent.), bottom: four legs 灬
The 'talent' on four legs is the bear.
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论
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| discuss, to comment on, theory, to evaluate
lún, lùn
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讠
仑
匕
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: set up 仑 (Here: a person 人 over another sitting 匕 person)
Words whether persons can be above other persons are in this discussion.
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此
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| this, these
cǐ
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此
止
匕
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Left: stop 止 (footprint of a right foot that stops at a line 一), right: sitting person 匕
He stopped and sat down: This person.
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死
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to die, impassable, inflexible
sǐ
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死
歹
匕
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bad, wicked 歹 (= vertebrae or rib) and sitting person 匕 under the ground 一
If the bones of the sitting person are under the earth, this means: to die.
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匙
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| spoon
chí
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是
匕
正
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Left: correct 是 (sun 日, variant of correct 正), right: spoon 匕 (sitting person and eating)
It is correct: this is a spoon.
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指
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| finger, to point at or to, to indicate
zhǐ
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扌
旨
匕
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Left: hand 扌, right top: sitting person 匕, below: sun 日
The hand of a sitting person points at the sun with: its finger.
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紫
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| purple, violet, amethyst
zǐ
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此
糸
匕
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Top: this 此 (He stopped 止 and sat 匕 down: This person.), below: thread 糸
Stop at the person with the threads in purple.
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蛇
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| snake, serpent
shé
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虫
它
宀
匕
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Left: insect 虫 (The body 口 and the sting 厶 of an insect.), right: it (lifeless) 它 (roof 宀, sitting person 匕)
The 'insect' next to the house with the sitting person is: a snake.
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倾
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| incline, to collapse, to overturn, to tend
qīng
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化
亻
匕
頁
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Left: person 亻, right: short while ago, area size qǐng 顷 (sitting person 匕, page, (fore)head 页/頁 (=head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一) Better left: change 化
If a person 亻turns to a sitting 匕 person, it's in the head, that is inclining.
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泥
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| mud, clay, paste, pulp
ní, nì
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氵
尼
尸
匕
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Left: water 氵, right: nun 尼 (buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕)
The water, in which the nun is sitting, is muddy.
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脂
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| fat, rouge (cosmetics), resin
zhī
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肉
旨
匕
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Left: meat/body 月/肉, right: order, purpose 旨 (If sb. is sitting 匕 in sun 日 he has the purpose [to indicate with the fingers 指])
Meat/Flesh has been 'ordered' to contain: fat.
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伦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| coherence, human relationship, order
lún
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亻
仑
匕
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Left: person 亻, right: arrange, set up 仑 (When a person 人 turns into a sitting person 匕, it is well arranged.)
A person, who is "well arranged" thinks in terms of coherence and relationships.
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颖
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| clever, gifted, new and original, head of grain
yǐng
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匕
禾
頁
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Top: a short while ago 顷 (sitting person 匕, head 页/頁), below left: rice plant 禾
It sits on the rice plant the spike (="the grain's head"), which is considered: "clever and gifted".
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旨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| order, purpose, imperial decree, aim
zhǐ
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日
匕
旨
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Top: sitting person 匕, bottom: sun 日
If sb. sits above the sun, he can issue orders and decrees.
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顷
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JLPT no HSK |
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| a little while ago, unit of area equal to 100 亩 or 6.67 hectares
qǐng
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匕
頁
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Left: sitting person 匕, right: page,leaf, head 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
The sitting person has in his head the area of 6.7 hectares
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尼
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Buddhist nun, (often used in phonetic spellings)
ní
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尼
尸
匕
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Buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕
Sitting on her buttocks is the nun.
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叱
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to scold, shout at, to hoot at
chì
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口
匕
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Left: mouth 口, right: sitting person 匕
With his mouth wide open, he is sitting and scolding.
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妮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| girl, phonetic "ni" (in girl's name)
nī
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女
尼
尸
匕
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Left woman 女, right: Buddist nun 尼 (buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕)
A woman, sitting like a nun, is: a girl.
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匕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| dagger, ladle, ancient type of spoon
bǐ
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匕
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In the radicals often understood as: a sitting person
Image of a spoon.
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仑
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JLPT no HSK |
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| arrange, (mountain range in Xinjiang)
lún
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仑
人
匕
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Top: person 人, bottom: sitting person 匕
When a person turns into a sitting person, he is well arranged.
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