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half, semi- 半
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A birthday cake 二 with two candles  , and a knife 丨 to cut half.
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胖
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| fat, plump
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
If your body could be halved, you are too fat.
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半
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| half, semi-
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A birthday cake 二, two candles 丷 and a knife 丨
The birthday cake with two candles is cut with a knife into: half.
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判
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to judge, to sentence, to discriminate, to discern, decide
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Left: half 半 (A knife 丨 cuts a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.), right: knife 刂
If something is cut in half with a knife, it must be judged whether someone has been discriminated.
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伴
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| partner, companion, comrade
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Left: person 人, right: half 半 (A knife 丨 cuts a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
A person is only half without a partner.
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叛
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to revolt, to rebel, to betray
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Left: half 半 (A knife 丨 cuts a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.), right: to oppose 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing)
If I only get the half, I oppose and revolt.
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畔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| field-path, bank
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Left: field 田, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
The fields are halved by the: field path (ridge).
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衅
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| quarrel, dispute, a blood sacrifice
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Left: blood 血 (.. it drops 丶 on a plate 皿), right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
Up to the blood, for the correct half it was: quarreled.
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拌
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to mix, to mix in, to toss (a salad)
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Left: hand 扌, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
The hand needs to halve before mixing.
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绊
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to trip, to stumble, to hinder
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
(Horses have ropes [= hobbles] put around their fetlocks to prevent them from running away) If the thread causes the half (length of the stride), it is a hindrance.
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