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district, region 区
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区
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| district, area, region
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Enclosure 匚 with a marking 㐅
An enclosure with a cross stands for an urban district. [with a street crossing?]
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欧
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| Europe, EU-
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Left: district/region 区, right: lack 欠 (A yawning  person 人 is lacking sth.)
Consider the map: Europe 㐅 has a determining coastline 匚 in all directions, which however lacks 欠 in the east. This defines: Europe.
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驱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to expel, to urge on, to drive, to run quickly
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Left: horse 马/馬 (= with mane, four legs 灬 and tail ㄅ), right: district 区
Take your horse. From this district you are: expelled!
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呕
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| vomit
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Left: mouth 口, right: area, district 区 (here: open mouth 匚 with sth. 乂 coming out)
The mouth is open and sth. is coming out when vomiting.
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殴
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to beat up, to hit sb
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Left: district/ward 区, right: 殳 (battle axe  in a hand 又)
In this district, you need a weapon in your hand, otherwise you will be beaten.
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躯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| human body, torso
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Left: body 身 (side view of a body), right: district, area 区 (the enclosed 匚 marking 㐅)
The body with the marked enclosure is the human body.
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鸥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| common gull
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Left: district, area 区 (here: recess 匚 in i.e. a cliff with a nest 㐅), right: bird 鸟/鳥
A recess with this bird: a gull.
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枢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hinge, pivot, hub
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Left: tree 木, right: district, ward 区 (Here: a pivot bearing 匚 with an engraved hole 㐅, in which a tree 木 is put for bearing. [cf: rotate 扭]
A tree in a pivot bearing as: hinge or pivot.
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