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reach 及
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picture of a streched hand  , trying to reach something 丿
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Used in these characters:
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极
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| extremely, pole (geography, physics), utmost, top
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Left: tree 木, right: to reach 及 (A hand  stretched with a stick 丿 to reach something.)
The tree reaches the extreme utmost.
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级
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| rank, grade, level, step
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: to reach, arrive 及 (A hand stretched out to reach sth.丿
The thread (i.e. at the uniform) shows the reached rank/grade.
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吸
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to inhale, to breathe, to suck in, to absorb
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Left: mouth 口, right: reach, extend 及 (A hand stretched out to reach 丿 sth.)
The mouth reaches to the cigarette ノ in a hand to inhale.
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及
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to reach, up to, and, in time for
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Left: person 人, right: image of a hand stretched out to reach something 丿
The person stretches out a hand to reach sth.
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圾
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| trash, garbage
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Left: earth 土, right: reach 及 (A hand stretched out to reach something 丿
(If you throw it away:) The ground will be reached by the trash.
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汲
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JLPT no HSK |
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| draw water from well
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Left: water 氵, right: to reach 及 (A hand stretched out to reach something 丿)
Water must be reached, if you want to draw it.
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笈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| trunks (for books)
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Left: bamboo 竹, right: to reach 及 (A hand stretched out to reach something 丿)
The bamboo has reached sth. if it became a trunk (for books).
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