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noon 午
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“Noon” can be understood as a pestle 午 that is used in a mortar 凵. (compare: ceramic 缶 [fǒu]) As the pestle 午 is vertical in the mortar, the meaning of “noon” arises because the sun is then also vertical.
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午
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| noon, 7th earthly branch
wǔ
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午
十
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Image of a pestle (handle at the top), that hits the mortar in the middle, like: 'noon' is the middle of the day.
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许
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to allow, to permit, perhaps
xǔ
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讠
午
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: noon 午
(Loud music is forbidden during the siesta, but:) Words at noon are allowed.
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罐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| can, jar, pot
guàn
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缶
雚
午
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Left: can 缶 (lid  and can opener 十 of that can 凵), right: heron, stork 雚 (Between plants 艹 in two ponds ロロ is a bird 隹, the heron.)
A can on which a heron is depicted is still a can.
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御
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to govern, to manage, imperial, defend, resist
yù
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彳
午
卩
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Left: go 彳, right: unload 卸 (At noon 午 (during that heat) we can stop 止 and as we are bent 卩, we can unload.)
I go at noon, stop and bow at the imperial, because I am governed.
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卸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to unload, unhitch, remove or strip, get rid of
xiè
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午
卩
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Left: noon 午, to stop 止, right: bowing person卩
At noon (during that heat) we can stop and as we are bent, we can unload.
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谣
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| rumor, popular ballad, legend
yáo
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讠
爫
缶
午
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Left: word 讠/言, right: hand reaching down 爫, can 缶 (= lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵)
Words you pick out of a can are: rumors or ballads.
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浒
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JLPT no HSK |
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| shore, bank of a river
hǔ
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氵
讠
午
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Left: water 氵, right: to allow 许 (Word 讠/言 at noon 午 are allowed)
(For non-swimmers:) The water is allowed at: the shore.
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