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中
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| middle, center, among, China
zhōng, zhòng
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中
丨
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The line 丨 in the center of the square 口 shows the middle.
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和
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| harmony, peace, together with, Japan
hé, hè, huó, hú
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禾
口
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: mouth 口
Who has rice (plants) in his mouth is: in harmony.
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后
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| empress, queen, behind, rear, afterwards
hòu
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尸
口
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Top: var. of buttock seen from the side 尸, below: opening 口 as anus, in the sense of 'behind' (Originates in the custom that the empress followed behind the emperor.)
The one following 'behind' is the empress.
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同
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| same, like, similar, alike, together with
tóng
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同
冂
口
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A container upside down: 冂, one 一 and an opening 口
All containers only have one opening, and that is: the same.
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名
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| reputation, (good) name, famous
míng
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夕
口
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Evening 夕 (When the moon 月 is not yet fully there, it is only evening.) and mouth 口
In the evening they talk about people's reputation.
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听
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| to obey, to listen, to hear
tīng
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口
斤
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Left: mouth 口, right: axe 斤
With your mouth (= arguments) or your axe (= brute force) you can make somebody obey.
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呢
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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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叫
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to shout, to call
jiào
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口
丩
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Left: mouth 口, right: twisted 丩(image of two intertwined threads)
The mouth is distorted when shouting.
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吗
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| question particle, morphine
mǎ, ma, má
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口
马
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Left: mouth 口, right: horse 马 (traditionally: 馬 with mane 三, four legs 灬 and tail ㄅ)
A mouth (as big) as that of a horse is good for: questions.
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吃
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| to eat, to have a meal, to absorb
chī
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口
乞
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Left: mouth 口, right: to beg 乞 (There lies  [= a lying person 人] a disadvantaged [= from the second 乙 class of society] and begs) (second 乙 = two 二 written quickly)
It's for the mouth when you beg for sth. to eat.
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号
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| number (of people), mark, day of a month
háo, hào
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口
丂
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Top: mouth 口, bottom: winding seaweed 丂 (here: the number "5")
When the mouth says "5" it is a number.
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哪
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| how, which
nǎ, na, něi
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口
那
刀
⻏
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Left: mouth 口, right: that, those 那 (double-二-edged sword 刀 and village⻏)
A mouth spoke about the double-edged sword in the village, but it is which?
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喝
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| to drink, to shout loudly, My goodness!
hē, hè
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口
曷
日
勹
人
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Left: mouth 口, right: interrogation 曷 (= The mouth with tongue 日 enwraps 勹 the person 人 in the corner  at the interrogation)
His mouth wants (when the sun is over the wrapped person 人) something: to drink.
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喂
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| hello (on telephone), to feed (i.e. animal)
wèi
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口
畏
田
衣
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Left: mouth 口, right: awe, reverence 畏 (.. because he has rice fields 田 and [good] clothes 衣.)
His mouth was in awe when saying: "Hello!"
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事
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| affair, matter, thing, item, work
shì
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亅
口
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From top: ten 十, mouth 口, hand  /彐
Keep ten mouths shut with one hand: what an affair!
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可
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| be possible, can, to approve, to permit
kě
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可
口
丁
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Nail 丁 and opening 口
The nail into the opening should be possible.
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吧
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| modal particle for polite suggestion ...right?, ...OK?
bā, ba
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口
巴
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Left: mouth 口 right: hope 巴 (Behind the doorknob 巴 you may hope.)
If my mouth (my speech) is hoping for something, this is a polite suggestion.
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虽
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| although, even though
suī
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口
虫
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At top: mouth: 口, below: insect 虫 (The body 口 and the sting 厶 of an insect.)
In the mouth an insect? Okay, although, ..
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员
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| member, person, employee
yuán
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员
口
贝
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Top: mouth 口, bottom: shell/money 贝/貝 (貝 = cone-shell 目 with two feelers 八 = shell-money)
If you have a mouth and money, you can become a member.
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别
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| to separate, to distinguish, to leave, to classify, do to not
bié, biè
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另
口
力
刂
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Left: another 另 (If it doesn't work with words 口, you have to try it with force 力: That's sth. different.), right: knife 刂
If you make another thing by cutting, this is 'separating'.
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知
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to know, to be aware
zhī
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知
矢
口
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Left: an arrow 矢 (= An arrow ノ in the sky 天), right: a mouth 口 (here: a target)
The arrow hits the target, if it knows it.
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右
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| right side, on the right
yòu
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右
口
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Top: hand /彐, below: mouth 口
The hand for the mouth (= You eat with it.), is your right.
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哥
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| elder brother
gē
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可
口
丁
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Comprises twice: possibility/can do 可 (The nail 丁 into the opening 口 should be possible.)
The one, who can very much (= the double of me), is my elder brother.
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司
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| administration, to take charge of, to manage
sī
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司
口
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In a corner ⌝ is sb. who throws a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口: In the administration.
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唱
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| sing, to call loudly, to chant
chàng
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口
昌
日
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Left: mouth 口, right: prosperous, flourishing 昌 (Two suns 日 and it is flourishing.)
A mouth as big as two suns makes a good singer.
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告
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| announce, to tell, to inform, to say
gào
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告
牛
口
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Top: cow 牛, below: mouth 口
The cow opens the mouth to announce something.
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问
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| to ask, to inquire after
wèn
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门
口
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Outside: gate 门/門, below: mouth 口
The mouth at the gate is asking.
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啡
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| coffee
fēi
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口
非
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Left: mouth 口, right: denying 非 (wings 羽 are opposing each other, but here as the image of a filter 非)
It is for the mouth and comes through the filter: coffee = 咖啡 [kāfēi].
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咖
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| coffee, class, grade
kā
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口
加
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Left: mouth 口, right: to add 加 (For getting power 力 your mouth 口 needs sth. to be 'added' [=to eat])
For the mouth sth. (=good taste) is added by a special class/grade of coffee = 咖啡 [kāfēi]
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如
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| as, as if, such as
rú
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女
如
口
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Left: woman 女, right: mouth 口
The women's mouths are as such.
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向
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| in a direction, towards
xiàng
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向
口
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A house 冂 with a chimney ノ (This also can be seen as a variation of roof 宀) and with a window 口
At the house the window is in: this direction.
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口
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| mouth, opening, entrance
kǒu
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口
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A mouth wide open.
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句
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| sentence, clause, phrase
jù
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句
勹
口
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Outside: wrap up/cover 勹, inside: mouth 口
She covered her mouth at such a sentence. (Or: Something "wrapped" 勹 out the mouth 口 is a sentence.)
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啊
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| interjection of surprise: Ah!, Oh!
ā, á, ǎ, à, a
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口
阝
可
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Left: mouth 口, right: (exclamation of approval) 阿 (From the elevated point of a hill 阝 there is the possibility 可 [because of better sound transmission] to: shout)
A mouth on a hill can shout out: Ah! Oh!
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总
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| in every case, always, gather, overall, chief
zǒng
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丷
口
心
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From the top: coming out 丷, mouth 口, heart 心
(not only half-truths) What comes out of your mouth and heart, shall always be the 'whole'.
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加
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to add, plus, Canada 加拿大
jiā
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加
力
口
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Left: power 力, right: mouth 口
(it is meant: to eat) For (getting) power your mouth needs sth. to be 'added'.
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嘴
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| nozzle, mouth, beak, spout (of teapot etc)
zuǐ
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口
角
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Left: mouth 口, right: 觜 (stop 止, sitting person 匕), corner, horn 角 (image of the horn of an animal)
This 'mouth' can stop the outlet, has to sit well and is made of horn: the nozzle/mouth.
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史
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| history, annals
shǐ
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口
人
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Mouth 口 and person 人 with a wide step (cf. unit of length 丈)
With the mouth, the person who made wide steps, tells his history.
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哭
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| to cry, to weep
kū
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口
犬
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Top: two mouths 口 (here: two eyes), bottom: dog 犬 (here: mouth with corners drawn down and a tear 丶
From two eyes ロロ a tear 丶 runs to the mouth 大 when: crying.
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响
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| sound, noise, echo
xiǎng
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口
向
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Left: mouth 口, right: direction towards 向 (At the house 冂 the window 口 is in: this ノ direction.)
It comes from a mouth or you hear it through the window 口 of a house 冂: A sound.
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裙
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| skirt
qún
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衣
君
尹
口
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: monarch, master 君 (Here: hand with needle ノ and circumferential closed 口 skirt [in cross-sectional view])
This clothing is sewn made with a needle in a hand and looks (in cross-sectional view) like a skirt: The skirt!
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只
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| just one of a several, unique, merely, only
zhī, zhǐ
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只
口
八
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Image of a person consisting only of a mouth 口 and two legs 八
This person has a huge mouth, which is only one and unique.
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啤
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| beer
pí
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口
卑
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Left: mouth 口, right: vulgar/low 卑 (A such untidy field 田 is tenfold 十 vulgar.)
For the mouth, the vulgar (drink) is: beer.
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另
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| other, another, separate, separately
lìng
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另
口
力
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Top: mouth 口, bottom: force 力
If it doesn't work with 口 (= mouth), you have to try it with force 力: That's an other thing.
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合
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| to fit, to join, to close, to be equal to, 100 ml
gě, hé
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合
口
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Top: a cover  (here: a lid of a pot), below: pot/container 口
The lid on the container fits.
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呼
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| to breath out, to exhale, to shout, to cry
hū
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口
平
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Left: mouth 口, right: particle for question 乎 (If the scales 平 with that roundness亅 at the bottom is still even, is the question 乎.)
The mouth with the question is breathing out or shouting.
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味
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| taste, smell
wèi
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口
未
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Left: mouth 口, right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)
In the mouth have young shoots (="what is not yet") a special taste. [In contrast: In the mouth 口 old 古 things taste: hard 固]
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叶
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| leaf (of a plant), page
yè
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口
十
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Left: mouth 口 (= image of a leaf), right: was traditionally: 葉, now: 十. with: ground 一, tree trunk 丨 and roots 丨
The leaf 口 at the simplified tree stands for: leaves.
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吸
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| to inhale, to breathe, to suck in, to absorb
xī
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口
及
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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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呀
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| (sound of surprise) ah!, oh!
yā, ya
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口
牙
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Left: mouth 口, right: tusk 牙 (elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ)
A mouth with a tusk, I am surprised: Oh!
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台
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| platform, stage, terrace, stand, support
tái
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台
厶
口
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Top: nose 厶, below: mouth 口
The nose over the mouth is like a platform.
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售
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| to sell, to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)
shòu
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隹
口
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Top: bird 隹, bottom: mouth 口 (here: cage)
If I get the bird into the cage, I can sell it.
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各
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| each, every, various
gè
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各
口
夂
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Top: upturned foot or crossed legs 夂, below: mouth 口 (here: futon/cushion)
Sitting cross-legged on a cushion does everybody.
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咱
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| I or me, we (including the person spoken to)
zán, zá
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口
自
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Left: mouth 口, right: self 自 (The accented ノ eye 目 shows the own self.)
The mouth itself, that is me.
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否
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| to negate, to deny, not, evil
fǒu, pǐ
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口
不
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Top: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!), below: mouth 口
A "not" out of a mouth is: a negation.
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程
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| regulation, rule, order, procedure
chéng
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禾
口
王
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: to submit, petition 呈 (With your mouth 口 at the king 王 to submit sth.)
Rice plants for the mouth of the king: This is the regulation!
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咳
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| cough
hāi, ké
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口
亥
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Left: mouth 口, right: (zodiac) pig 亥 (head 亠, fat body ノノ small tail 丶)
Out of his mouth he grunts like a pig: he coughs!
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命
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| life, fate, order or command
mìng
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口
令
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Left: mouth 口, top/right: order, command 令 (A lid on the bent person卩, was ordered)
The mouth orders to live.
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咸
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| salted, salty
xián
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咸
口
戎
或
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Inside: mouth 口, rest: 11th branch of earth 戌 (a halberd 戈) (cf. maybe 或)
The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty
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嗽
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| cough
sòu
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口
欶
束
欠
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Left: mouth 口, right: 欶 (bundle 束 [a mouth behind a tree], lack 欠 [A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.])
If you open your mouth so that it's visible from behind the tree, like a yawning 欠 person: that is cough.
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喊
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to yell, to shout, to call out for (a person)
hǎn
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口
咸
戎
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Left: mouth 口, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty)
In his mouth he had such much salt that he yelled and shouted.
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召
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to call together, to summon, to convene
shào, zhào
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召
口
刀
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Top: sword 刀, bottom: mouth 口
With the sword and mouth they were called together.
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固
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| hard, strong, solid, undoubtedly
gù
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固
囗
口
古
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Outside frame 囗, but here: mouth 口, inside: old 古 (= tomb stone). [Some things like the meat of old animals or full-grown vegetable becomes hard with age.]
In the mouth old things taste: hard. [In contrast: In the mouth 口 have young things (= this is "not yet 未") a special taste 味]
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哈
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| laughter, yawn
hā, hǎ
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口
合
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Left: mouth 口, right: to fit 合 (The lid on the pot 口), here: person 人, one 一, mouth 口)
The mouths of the persons 人 laughing like one 一 mouth 口: is loud laughter
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启
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to open, to start, to initiate, to awaken
qǐ
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戶
口
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Left: sliding door 戸 (sliding door with upper rail), right: mouth 口 (here: entrance)
The sliding door is the entrance, where it (= the inner) starts and opens.
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呆
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| foolish, stupid, expressionless
dāi
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口
木
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Top: mouth 口, below: tree 木
A mouth eating a tree is foolish.
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辑
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| gather up, collect, edit, compile
jí
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车
口
耳
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Left: vehicle 车 (車= cart from above with axle 丨, load-area 日 wheels 二), right: whisper 咠 (from the mouth 口 to the ear 耳 - But here: 口=1 parking space and 耳=3 parking spaces)
If the vehicles are not each in one space, but in (a group of) three, they are gathered up.
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吹
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to blow, puff, boast, brag
chuī
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口
欠
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Left: mouth 口, right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth., namely good manners)
If the 'out-of-the-mouth" is lacking sth, it is just blowing.
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含
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to contain (in the mouth), to suck
hán
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今
口
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Top: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!), bottom: mouth 口
Now the mouth contains it.
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吓
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to frighten, to scare, terrify
xià
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口
下
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Left: mouth 口, right: down(wards) 下
The mouth is directed downwards when you frighten someone.
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品
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| product, goods, kind
pǐn
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口
品
3
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Three boxes with goods.
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善
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| goodness, benevolent, well-disposed, improve
shàn
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善
羊
口
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From top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), stand 立, mouth 口
A sheep standing with a gaping mouth is good and benevolent.
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器
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| equipment, device, tool, utensil
qì
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口
犬
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Four mouths 口, dog 犬 (Here: a big 大 with an accent 丶 for emphasis as a "very big")
For four mouths you need a very big equipment.
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吐
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to vomit, to throw up, to spit
tǔ, tù
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口
土
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Left: mouth 口, right: earth/ground 土
From his mouth to the ground he disgorged the vomit.
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咬
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to bite, to nip
yǎo
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口
交
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Left: mouth 口, right: exchange, crossing 交 (six 六 crosses 㐅)
The mouth is in exchange (with the food) at every bite.
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吨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| ton (measure of weight), tonnage
dūn
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口
屯
乚
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Left: mouth 口 (here: container), right: barracks 屯 (Where previously plants 艹 and sprouts 乚 pierced the soil 一, they build barracks. )
The container for the barracks weights one ton.
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喷
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to spout, to spray, to spurt, to puff
pēn, pèn
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口
卉
廾
贝
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Left: mouth 口, right: 贲 (grasses/thirty 卉, money 贝)
The mouth spouts 30x money.
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吻
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| kiss, to kiss
wěn
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口
勿
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Left: mouth 口, right: 'do not' 勿 (shows sun shine)
The mouth shines when you kiss.
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吵
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to quarrel, to make a noise, disturbing
chǎo
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口
少
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Left: mouth 口, right: few/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few.)
With your mouth you can make a little quarrel and noise.
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嗯
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| (a groaning sound being surprised), Hmmm!
ǹg, ńg
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口
因
心
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Left: mouth 口, right: favor, kindness 恩 (The reason 因 is in his heart 心, that he is that kind.)
The mouth makes after that kindness sounds of surprise.
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唉
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| 'oh dear' or grunt/sigh of agreement, 'yes'
āi, ài
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口
矣
厶
矢
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Left: mouth 口, right: end-particle 矣 (Ìf the nose 厶 is hit by an arrow 矢, it is the end.) [arrow 矢 = An arrow ノ in the sky 天]
The mouth gives at the end: the approval.
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拐
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to kidnap/to shanghai, to turn, crutch, cane
guǎi
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扌
另
口
力
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Left: hand 扌, right: another 另 (If it doesn't work with words 口, you have to try it with force 力: That's sth. different.)
I feel a hand 扌 over my mouth 口 and a force 力 - I am kidnapped!
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唯
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| only, alone, sole, -ism
wéi
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口
隹
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Left: mouth 口, right: bird 隹
(A chorus of twittering birds is rare.) The mouth of a bird (sings) only alone.
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哎
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| hey!, why?, look out!, How dare you!
āi
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口
艹
㐅
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Left: mouth 口, right: phonetic "āi" 艾 (like AIDS 艾滋病)
From the mouth an "āi" as interjection of surprise "hey!"
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古
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| ancient, old, paleo-
gǔ
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古
口
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Ten 十 and mouth 口. (古 was derived from the image of a skull, therefore the meaning of old. Helpful is also the image of a grave mound)
Below the tomb stone is lying the 'old'.
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咨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to consult, seek advice
zī
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次
口
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Top: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?) (欠 = The yawning person 人 has a lack [of manners]), bottom: mouth 口
Next, use your mouth to consult.
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塘
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| dyke, embankment, pool or pond, hot-water bathing pool
táng
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土
广
口
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Left: earth 土, right: Tang dynasty 唐 (In the building 广 the hand with pestle 丨 and mortar 口 during Tang)
If by earth a "building" is made by hand as a surrounding mouth, it is a: dyke (embarkment) for a pond.
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哲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| wisdom, philosophy, wise
zhé
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折
口
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Top: to break 折 (.. by hand 扌 or with an axe 斤), bottom: mouth 口
Even broken, the mouth utters wisdom.
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嗓
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| throat, voice
sǎng
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口
又
木
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Left: mouth 口, right: mulberry tree 桑 (three times hand 又, harvesting in the tree 木)
The mouths when harvesting in the mulberry tree (are singing) with full throat.
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嚏
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| sneeze
tì
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口
田
疋
正
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Left: mouth 口, right: fall, stumble 疐 (Person 十 falling from a roof 冖 into a field 田, but correctly 正/疋)
Out of the 'mouth' is falling sth., when sneezing.
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吞
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to swallow, drink, absorb
tūn
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天
口
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Top: sky 天, below: mouth 口
Like from the sky and through the mouth, when: swallowing.
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串
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to string together, chain, to conspire
chuàn
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串
丨
口
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Twice mouth 口 or pearl, a tread (or needle)丨
Two pearls on a string form a chain.
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唤
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to shout, to call
huàn
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口
奂
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Left: mouth 口, right: great 奂 (shows a woman giving birth; better recognizable in the traditional: 喚 with: head ⺈, two emphasized breasts ハ and spread legs 人)
The mouth of the woman giving birth is: shouting / crying.
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呵
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| expel breath, (phonetic particle for "A"), my goodness
kē, hē
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口
可
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Left: mouth 口, right: be possible/can 可 (here: open mouth 'J', where sth. ロ comes out)
Out of the mouth, if it open, sth. comes, when expelling breath.
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唇
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| lip
chún
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辰
口
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Top: early-morning 辰 =image of plowing 辰 (At the field corner 厂 a first line 一 is plowed by the farmer 农.), bottom: mouth 口
Like plowed lines at the mouth are: the lips.
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哦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| oh (surprise), (interjection, when understanding)
é, ó, ò
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口
我
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Left: mouth 口, right: I, me 我 (In my hand 手 a halberd 戈 and I am myself.)
The mouth of mine shouts "oh" when understanding.
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哼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to groan, to snort, to hum, to croon, humph!
hēng
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口
亨
亠
了
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Left: mouth 口, right: prosperous 亨 (Who makes big/high 高 things to accomplish 了 is prosperous.) [了 = The still arm-less 了 child 子 should be completed.]
Out of the mouth 口 below the nose 亠, this mouth 口, comes out 了 a groan.
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叹
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sigh, gasp, exclaim
tàn
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口
又
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Left: mouth 口, right: hand 又
The mouth should be (covered) with the hand, when: sighing.
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喘
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to gasp, to pant, asthma
chuǎn
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口
耑
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Left: mouth 口, right: concentrated 耑 (like a mountain 山 of beards 而)
The mouth is concentrated/focused: when gasping.
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吟
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| recite, to moan, to hum
yín
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口
今
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Left: mouth 口, right: now 今 (Put the cover into the corner フ Now!)
The mouth will now start reciting.
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咽
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| narrow pass, throat, pharynx, to swallow
yān, yàn, yè
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口
因
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Left: mouth 口 (here: entrance, inlet), right: reason, cause 因 (For the fence 囗 around the tall person 大 is a reason.)
The inlet defines (= is the reason for) a narrow pass such as: the throat.
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吊
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hang up, hang a person, suspend (agreement)
diào
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口
巾
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Top: mouth 口 (here: crane or winch), below: fabric/cloth 巾
The crane is using a fabric for hanging things and make them suspended.
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啥
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| What?, dialectal equivalent of 什么
shá
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口
古
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Left: mouth 口, right: house, home 舍 (The particular cover under which I become old 古, is my home.)
The mouth sees the home and asks: What?
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咐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to order, instruct, command
fù
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口
付
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Left: mouth 口, right: hand over, deliver 付 (... from a person 亻to a skillful hand 寸)
By mouth handing over sth., namely: the order.
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喉
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| throat, larynx
hóu
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口
侯
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Left: mouth 口, right: marquis 侯 (The person 人 to whom another person ⺈ with an arrow 矢 bows down, is a marquis.)
Also the mouth of a marquis ends in a throat.
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呈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to submit, to petition, to show, to offer
chéng
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口
王
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Top: mouth 口, bottom: king 王
With your mouth [Or: a document 口] at the king to submit sth.
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吁
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| silent, hush, shhh!, implore, whoa!
xū, yù, yū
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口
于
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Left: mouth 口, right: in, at, to, from, 于 (= umbrella 伞, with a handle 亅 and keeps dry 干)
A mouth as 'behind an umbrella' is: silent and hushes.
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吼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| roar or howl of an animal, bellow of rage
hǒu
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口
孔
子
乚
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Left: mouth 口, right: dwellings, Confucius 孔 (A child 子 is kneeling 乚 in front of the hole Confucius used to live in.), here: variant of breast, milk 乳
A baby's mouth 口 that wants milk 乳 is roaring.
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吉
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| lucky, giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
jí
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口
吉
喜
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Top: scholar 士, below: mouth 口 (This character is a simplification of happy 喜, where the scholar 士 has beans 豆 in the mouth 口 and is happy)
The scholar's mouth wishes good luck.
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嘱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| admonish, to urge, to enjoin, to implore
zhǔ
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口
属
尸
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Left: mouth 口, right: species, category 属 (It has buttock 尸, an accent ノ, so this insect 虫 with additional long legs 冂 is a special species.)
(There are always the same troublemakers.) With the mouth this species shall be admonished.
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啦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| Sentence-final particle as exclamation
lā, la
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口
扌
立
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Left: mouth 口, right: pull (string instrument) 拉
With my mouth, the hand 扌 and my standpoint 立 I make an exclamation at the sentence-final.
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嚷
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to shout, bellow, blurt out, be noisy
rǎng
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口
襄
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Left: mouth 口, right: to help, assist 襄 (For covering 亠 both 口口 wells 井 with cloth 衣, I need help)
When you use the mouth to get help, you need to shout.
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喻
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| a metaphor, analogy, simile, allegory, to describe sth. as
yù
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口
俞
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Left: mouth 口, right: to assent, approve 俞 (When the arrowhead gets into the body 月/肉 to cut 刂, I am assenting. [cf. arrow 箭])
The 'mouth' stands for 'assent'. This is a metaphor or analogy.
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唐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to exaggerate, empty, in vain, Tang-Dynasty
táng
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广
口
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Outside: building 广, below: hand 肀, with pestle 丨, mortar 口
Buildings in which a hand uses a mortar were exaggerated in Tang China???
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吩
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| oral instructions, to order
fēn
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口
分
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Left: mouth 口, right: to divide 分 (... with the sword 刀 in 8 八 pieces)
The mouth is dividing (or sharing) when giving (oral) instructions.
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啸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hiss, to whistle
xiào
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口
隶
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Left: mouth 口, right: respectful 肃 (here: hand grapping the tail 丨 of a four legged 灬 animal.)
The mouth's sounded (when he seized the animal's tail) a hiss. (when it was caught 逮)
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嘲
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to sneer, ridicule to mock, twitter
cháo, zhāo
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口
朝
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Left: mouth 口, right: morning, dynasty 朝 (sun 日 rises between plants 艹, moon 月) [Sunset is: 莫]
The mouth that says at sunrise, that it was the moon, is: sneering me.
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扣
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| button, buckle, to fasten, discount (money), to cover
kòu
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扌
口
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Left: hand 扌, right: mouth 口 (here: buttonhole)
With the hand at the buttonhole you can button or draw your discount.
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嘛
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| modal particle indicating that sth is obvious
ma
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口
麻
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Left: mouth 口, right: hemp 麻 (The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp)
(Proof of drug abuse) In his mouth he still had the hemp and so it was obvious.
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哑
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| mute, (onomat.)dumb, hoarse, husky
yā, yǎ
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口
亚
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Left: mouth 口, right: relatively weak 亚 (Put a plank 一 on the volcanic vent 业 because is relatively weak.)
A mouth that is rather weak is mute or hoarse.
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哨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sentry, lookout post, a whistle
shào
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口
肖
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Left: mouth 口, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
(You do not need a strong body to sound the alarm:) He has a mouth, but a small body: The sentry.
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嘿
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| hey (exclamation of surprise)
hēi
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口
黑
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Left: mouth 口, right: black 黑 (The underside of the cooking pot 里 is stained by fire 灬 black.)
"Your mouth is black", he exclaimed in surprise.
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哇
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| Wow!, sound of child's crying or of vomiting
wā, wa
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口
圭
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Comprises: to vomit 吐 (From his mouth 口 to the ground 土 he disgorged his vomit) with an extra earth 土) [Or: heaps of earth 圭]
To vomit on the ground sounds like crying or vomiting.
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哗
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| clamor, noise, crashing sound
huā, huá
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口
化
十
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Left: mouth 口, right: magnificent, flowery 华 (The change 化 makes it tenfold 十 as magnificent)
It comes out of the mouth "magnificently", this: clamor.
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哄
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| roar of laughter, to deceive, to coax, disturbance
hōng, hǒng, hòng
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口
共
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Left: mouth 口, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table  together.)
The mouths together can roar in laughter (but also deceive).
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鸣
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| twitter, to cry (of birds), resonance
míng
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口
鳥
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Left: mouth 口, right: bird 鸟/鳥 (pictogram of a bird with claws 灬)
The mouth of the bird is twittering.
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君
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| master, lord, gentleman, ruler
jūn
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尹
口
君
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Top: 尹 (A hand holding a stick ノ), below: mouth 口
The one with a stick in his hand strikes on somebody`s mouth, because he is: the master/lord.
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叮
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sting (mosquito, bee), to urge insistently
dīng
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口
丁
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Left: mouth 口, right: nail 丁
A mouth like a nail is: the sting of a mosquito.
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喇
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sound of wind, trompet, horn
lā, lǎ
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口
束
刂
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Left: mouth 口, right: 剌 (bundle 束 [Plants 木/禾 like sheafs of rice (cf. 兼), which are bound with a ribbon 口 as a bundle], knife 刂)
From the mouth a bundle of cutting (sounds): The trompet!
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嗅
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to smell, to sniff, to nose
xiù
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口
自
犬
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Left: mouth 口, right: smell/stink/smack 臭 (His ego 自 is like a dog 犬 that it stinks.) [犬 = The big 大 man holds it 丶 in his arms.]
With open mouth the stink can be smelled.
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叭
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sound of trumpet, horn or sharp noise (gunfire etc)
bā
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口
八
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Left: mouth 口, right: eight 八
From a "mouth" that widens [towards the lower end] like an eight 八 comes the "sound of a trumpet".
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嚼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to chew
jiáo, jué
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口
爫
皿
寸
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Left: mouth 口, right: nobility 爵 (A hand 爫 takes the plates 罒(=皿) to serve food 食 skillfully 寸 to the nobility.)
Also the mouths of the nobility chew.
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喧
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| clamor, noise, deceitful
xuān
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口
宣
旦
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Left: mouth 口, right: announce 宣 (At the roof 宀 [= highest point] with a first sun ray 一 the sunrise 旦 is announced.)
When the mouth announces, it clamors.
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噪
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| the chirping of birds or insects, noise, clamor, buzzing
zào
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口
品
喿
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Left: mouth 口, right: to gather 喿 (3 beaks 口 [of birds] in a tree 木)
The mouths of the gathered birds in the tree make a chirping.
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哺
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| breast feeding, feed, eat
bǔ
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口
甫
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Left: mouth 口, right: just now 甫 (A hand for holding an item 丶 is what I need 用 [to use: 用 = A fence 用 can be used] just now)
The mouth starts just now with breast feeding.
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咋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| particle for question: Why? How? What?, to bite, loud
zǎ, zé, zhà, zhā
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口
乍
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Left: mouth 口, right: suddenly 乍 (The saw 乍 fells [the tree] suddenly.)
The mouth asks suddenly: Why?
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叨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| garrulous, prattle, to receive the benefit of
dāo, tāo
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口
刀
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Left: mouth 口, right: sword 刀
The mouth cuts like a sword, when being: garrulous.
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呕
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| vomit
ǒu
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口
区
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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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呻
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| groan, moan
shēn
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口
申
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Left: mouth 口, right: to say, explain 申 (A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when explaining.)
The mouth just says: one groan.
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咙
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| throat
lóng
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口
龙
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Left: mouth 口, right: dragon 龙 (The outstanding, emphasized 丶 person 尢/尤 has a broken leg 乚 with a dragon ノ)
Like the mouth of a dragon appears his throat.
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唾
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| saliva, to spit
tuò
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口
垂
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Left: mouth 口, right: suspend/drop 垂 (A vehicle 車 with a loose tire that almost drops off)
From the mouth drops the saliva.
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嗦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| suck
suō
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口
十
冖
糸
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Left: mouth 口, right: 索 (ten 十, cover 冖, thread 糸)
The mouth can cover 冖 from above (tenfold??) and it appears thread-like (when using a drinking-straw?) to suck.
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缉
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to seize, order or search to arrest sb.
qī
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糸
口
耳
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 咠 (mouth 口, ear 耳)
Like threads are the (inquiries) from mouths to ears when wanting to seize sb.
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哆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| tremble, quiver, to shiver (of cold)
duō
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口
多
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Left: mouth 口, right: many 多
The mouth makes many (sounds) when trembling.
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嗨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| Hey!, Hi!
hāi
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口
氵
母
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Left: mouth 口, right: ocean, sea 海 (Water 氵is in every 每 ocean. [every 每 = every person has a mother 母.])
A mouth like an ocean yells: Hey!
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侃
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| upright and honest, cheerful, to talk smoothly
kǎn
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亻
口
川
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Left: person 亻, right: mouth 口, river 川
(He talks a lot:) The person with a mouth like a river is: upright and honest.
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啃
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to gnaw, to nibble, to bite
kěn
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口
止
月
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Left: mouth 口, right: to agree 肯 (Stop 止 that body 月 if you agree.)
The mouth stops only, when from the body (everything) is: gnawed.
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唠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to chatter, gossip, nag
láo
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口
艹
冖
力
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Left: mouth 口, right: to struggle 劳 (To transform the growing plants 艹 into a flat top layer 冖 requires strength 力 and that you struggle)
For the mouth it is a struggle to chatter.
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嘈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| noisy, clamorous, bustling, tumultuous
cáo
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口
曹
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Left: mouth 口, right: class/group 曹 (The seedlings 由 from the field 田 are tied-up 一 and put into baskets 日 for: classification)
Sounds (= what comes out of the mouth) of the same class is considered to be noise.
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咀
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to chew, to masticate
jǔ
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口
且
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Left: mouth 口, right: further/moreover 且 (=pile of stones, but here: open mouth with teeth at top and bottom and with a central gap)
The mouth is with open teeth when: chewing.
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吝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| stingy
lìn
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文
口
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Top: language, culture 文 (Image of a folding table for writing a text.), bottom: mouth 口
A cultivated mouth can be stingy.
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啰
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| (final exclamatory particle)
luō
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口
罗
网
夕
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Left: mouth 口, right: sift 罗 (With the net 罒 until the evening 夕 whe have to sift it.)
The mouth is sifted with this exclamation.
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唆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to instigate, incite, to stir up
suō
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口
夋
厶
夂
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Left: mouth 口, right: to dawdle 夋 (nose 厶, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂)
Mouth, nose, legs and an upturned foot: That shall instigate?
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叼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hold between the teeth, ...in the mouth
diāo
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口
刀
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Left: mouth 口, right: wicked, artful 刁 (variation of sword 刀)
In the mouth are the teeth ⌝, between which I hold something ノ.
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哀
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sorrow, grief, pity, to lament, to condole
āi
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哀
口
衣
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Top and bottom: clothes 衣, center: a big hole 口
Clothes with a central hole causes: sorrow.
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嗣
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to inherit, succession (to a title), continuing a tradition
sì
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口
冊
司
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Left: mouth 口, book/volume 冊 (bundle of bamboo writing tablets), Right: civil servant, administration 司 (... where sb. is sitting in a corner ⌝ throwing a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口)
(For its documentation:) You need a mouth or a document (last will) and an official (notary) for an inheritance.
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囊
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sack, purse, pocket (for money)
náng
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口
襄
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Top & bottom: to help, assistance 襄 (For covering 亠 of both (two pieces 口) wells 井 with cloth 衣, I need help.), middle: mouth 口 (=enclosure) and roof 宀
It helps as an enclosing cover: The sack
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咧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| child's cry, draw back corners of mouth
liē, liě
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口
列
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Left: mouth 口, right: row 列 (wicked 歹 [bar bone] is exposed with a knife刂 in a row [i.e. backbone])
If the mouth is (long as) a row: it is crying.
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咯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (final particle when sth is obvious), to cough up
gē, lo, luò, kǎ
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口
各
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Left: mouth 口, right: every 各 (Sitting cross-legged 夂 on a cushion 口 does everybody)
(The sound of) a mouth, of every, is: coughing
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愕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| startled, astonished
è
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忄
咢
口
丂
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Left: feelings 忄, right: jaw 咢 (two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)
The feeling of a jaw wide open is: being startled.
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嘶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hiss, neigh, Ss! (sucked between the teeth, when hesitating or thinking)
sī
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口
斯
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Left: mouth 口, right: this 斯 (A grain scoop 其 threshes like THIS axe 斤)
The sound ("what comes out of the mouth") of a grain scoop or a axe is a: hiss or 'Ss!'
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嗡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| onomat. buzz (of bees), hum, drone
wēng
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口
公
羽
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Left: mouth 口, right: elderly man 翁 (Publicly 公 wearing wings 羽 is sth. for elderly men)
(A sound) as if from a mouth, gets public by the wings, when: buzzing.
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杏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| apricot
xìng
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木
口
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Top: tree 木, bottom: mouth 口
(The storage life is limited.) From the tree straight into the mouth: The apricot.
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咕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| mumble, mutter, murmur
gū
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口
古
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Left: mouth 口, right: old 古 (originally: skull - better the image of a tomb stone)
A mouth that became old, can only: mumble.
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吱
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (of mice) to squeak, (of small birds) to chirp /peep
zī
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口
支
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Left: mouth 口, right: twig, support 支 (hand 又 that holds a twig 十)
The sound (= "what comes out of the mouth") of twigs in a hand is like: a squeak
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啪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (sound) bang
pā
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口
扌
白
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Left: mouth 口, right: to slap, to pat 拍 (The hand 扌 is white 白 from slapping)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of a slap is: bang!
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哩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| mile (=1,609 m), this (Cantonese)
lī, li, lǐ
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口
里
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Left: mouth 口 (here: circumference), right: village, neighborhood 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village)
The circumference of my village is: one mile.
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嘻
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JLPT no HSK |
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| laugh, giggle
xī
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口
喜
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Left: mouth 口, right: to be happy 喜 (A scholar 士 with beans 豆 in his mouth 口 is happy.)
When the mouth is happy, it is laughing.
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嘟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| toot, honk, to pout
dū
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口
者
⻏
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Left: mouth 口, right: entirely, capital 都 (The persons 者 from the village ⻏ come all to the capital.)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of the capital is the: toot.
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嘎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| cackling sound, creak, crunch
gā, gǎ
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口
頁
戈
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Left: Mouth 口, right: 戛 (variation of: head, shoulder 頁 [= head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一], halberd 戈)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when cutting off a head with a halberd is a: cackling.
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喔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| I see!, Oh!
ō
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口
尸
至
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Left: mouth 口, right: building, house 屋 (His 尸 buttocks reaches 至 the house)
The mouth like a building says: I see!
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喃
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JLPT no HSK |
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| mumble in repetition
nán
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口
南
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Left: mouth 口, right: south 南 (It costs ten 十 Yen ¥, for the entrance 冂 towards the south 南.)
The mouth is directed to the south (= downwards) when mumbling.
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叩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to knock, to kowtow
kòu
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口
卩
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Left: mouth 口, right: bent person卩
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of a bent person is a knocking. (e.g. with the walking stick 丨 on the ground)
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呐
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JLPT no HSK |
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| battle cry, sentence-final particle
nà, na
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口
内
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Left: mouth 口, right: inside 内 (The included 冂 person 人 is inside.)
The mouth shouts: "I want to come inside!" as a battle cry.
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哮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| roar, bark (of animals), to pant
xiāo
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口
孝
耂
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Left: mouth 口, right: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子)
The mouth with filial obedience: roars.
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啼
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to cry, to weep aloud, to crow, to hoot
tí
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口
帝
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Left: mouth 口, right: emperor 帝 (He stands 立 and is covered 冖 with cloth 巾)
The mouths will do it for the emperor: to cry and weep.
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喀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sound of coughing or vomiting
kā
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口
客
宀
各
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Left: mouth 口, right: guest 客 (Under the roof 宀 is everybody 各 sitting cross-legged 夂 on a cushion 口 our guest)
His mouth is covering 宀 everybody 各, when: coughing.
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炯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| bright, brilliant, clear
jiǒng
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火
冂
口
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Left: fire 火, right: 冋 (here: wall 冂 with a window 口)
A fire or a window can make it bright.
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吾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| I, my
wú
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口
五
吾
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Top: five 五, bottom: mouth 口
Five times my mouth emphasized myself.
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咚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| boom (of a drum), a thumping sound
dōng
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口
冬
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Left: mouth 口, right: winter 冬 (With an upturned foot 夂 on the ice 冫- it's winter.)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when sb. with an upturned foot is falling on the ice is: boom!
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吴
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JLPT no HSK |
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| area comprising southern Jiangsu
wú
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吴
口
天
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Top: mouth 口, bottom: sky 天
A mouth above sky in Jiagsu.
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吕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones
lǚ
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吕
口
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Two mouths 口 as airholes of a flute.
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嘘
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JLPT no HSK |
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| exhale, hiss
xū
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口
虚
虍
业
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Left: mouth 口, right void, emptiness 虚 (The tiger's 虍 hole 业 is void.) [业 = hollow volcanic vent]
The sound (= what comes out of a mouth) from the tiger's hole is a: hiss.
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窘
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JLPT no HSK |
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| distressed, embarrassed
jiǒng
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穴
君
尹
口
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Left: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), right: monarch/lord 君 (He strikes with a stick ノ in a hand on a mouth 口)
When you report about the hole to the lord, you are: distressed.
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嚣
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JLPT no HSK |
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| clamor, screaming, noise, rampant
xiāo
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口
頁
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Four mouths 口, a head 页/頁 (with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
Mouths screaming on all sides of your head, is a: clamor.
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嗜
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JLPT no HSK |
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| addicted to, fond of, preference, (word's end ...-phil)
shì
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口
老
旨
日
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Left: mouth 口, right: old man 耆 (old, experienced 老 [old man 耂, sitting person 匕], sun 日)
(He likes eating?) By the mouth has the old man his preferences: his addiction.
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吭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| throat, to utter
háng
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口
亢
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Left: mouth 口, right: overbearing 亢 (The sturdy navigator 亢 known from navigation 航 with a broad neck and wearing a cap.)
The noise (= what comes out of a mouth) an utter of the throat.
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哟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Oh! (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation)
yo
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口
约
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Left: mouth 口, right: contract, agreement 约 (The thread 纟 at the ladle 勺 reminds to the contract.)
The mouth can (according to its contract) say "Oh!"
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咦
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JLPT no HSK |
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| expression of surprise: ah! oh!
yí
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口
夷
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Left: mouth 口, right: barbarians 夷 (They have big 大 bows 弓: The barbarians)
The exclamation (when viewing) barbarians is: ah! oh!
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咒
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JLPT no HSK |
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| incantation, magic spell, curse, malediction
zhòu
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口
几
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Top: 2x mouth 口, bottom: table 几
Two huge eyes and a mouth 几 drawn down during: an incantation.
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郡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| county, canton, region
jùn
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君
尹
口
⻏
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Left: monarch, lord 君 (He strikes with a stick ノ in the hand on a mouth 口), right: village ⻏
The lord and the village determine the county.
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噜
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JLPT no HSK |
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| grumble, chatter
lū
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口
鲁
魚
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Left: mouth 口, right: stupid and clumsy 鲁 (Putting the fish 鱼/魚 in the sun 日 is stupid and clumsy.)
The sounds (= what comes out of the mouth) of sb. clumpy is: a grumble.
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粤
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Cantonese, Guangdong 广东
yuè
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口
米
丂
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Top: container 口 with a handle 丶 and rice 米, bottom: winding seaweed 丂
Here's the island 口 Hong Kong, which became rich from rice 米, while the rest had only water plants 丂: the district of Canton.
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唬
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JLPT no HSK |
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| a tiger's roar, to scare, bluff, to intimidate
hǔ
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口
虍
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Left: mouth 口, right: tiger 虎 = 虍 and (negotiating) table 几
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) is a tiger's roar at the negotiating table, when scaring or bluffing.
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呃
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hiccup, hiccough, to cheat or dupe (Cantonese)
è
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口
厄
|
Left: mouth 口, right: distress 厄 (Below the cliff 厂 a crouching person 㔾 is in distress.)
The mouth is distressed by a hiccup.
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逞
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to show off, to flaunt, to boast
chěng
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辶
口
王
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Left: movement 辶, right: to submit/petition 呈 (With your mouth 口 at the king 王 to submit sth.)
With movements and the mouth (= much talking) at the king to show off.
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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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叽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| grumble
jī
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口
几
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Left: mouth 口, right: table 几
The mouth is (big) as a table, when: grumbling.
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唔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| oh (expression of agreement or surprise), not (Cantonese)
wú
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口
吾
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Left: mouth 口, right: I, my 吾
The mouth of mine makes: Oh!
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喽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (final particle equivalent to 了)
lóu, lou
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口
娄
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Left: mouth 口 (here: an empty field 田), right: collect 娄 (Rice grains 米 are by women 女 been: collected.)
From the field 口/田 everything has been collected: We are at the end / finished.
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咎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to blame, fault, to punish, calamity, misfortune
jiù
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夕
卜
口
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Top: outside, foreign 外 (If you are in the evening 夕 [alone] at a fork 卜 in the road, you are: an outsider), bottom: mouth 口
An outsider's mouth blames you.
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噬
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to bite, to devour
shì
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口
竹
夹
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Left: mouth 口, right: 筮 (bamboo 竹, witch 巫 [She's doing the work 工 of two persons 从], here: variant of: squeeze in 夹)
The mouth, in which bamboo is squeezed in: is biting.
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嚎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| howl, bawl
háo
|
口
高
豕
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Left: mouth 口, right: superior, heroic 豪 (The tall 高 pig 豕 is superior and heroic.)
Out of the mouth of the tall pig comes a: howl.
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嗤
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JLPT no HSK |
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| laugh at, jeer, scoff at, sneer at
chī
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口
山
虫
|
Left: mouth 口, right: worm, ignorant 蚩 (below 一 the mountain 山, insect 虫)
The mouth (sees), that the mountain is like one insect and: laughs (about the ignorant worm)
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呜
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JLPT no HSK |
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| onomat. for humming or whimpering
wū
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口
鳥
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Left: mouth 口, right: crow, rook 乌 (variation of bird 鸟 (=鳥)
The mouth of the eye-less bird is humming and whimpering.
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垢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| dirt, disgrace
gòu
|
土
口
尸
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Left: earth 土, right: empress, behind 后 (Originates in the custom that the empress followed behind the emperor. shows: buttocks 尸 with anus 口 for: "behind": The one following 'behind' is the empress.)
What comes to the ground from the buttocks' anus, is: dirt.
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吏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| minor government official or functionary (old)
lì
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口
丈
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Center: mouth 口; rest: big person 大 with wide lateral step measures length unit: zhàng 丈 (=3.3m)
The person who measures with a wide lateral step and announces with mouth is a government official.
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嘀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| backbite
dí
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口
帝
古
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Left: mouth 口, right: old emperor 啇 (mix of emperor 帝 [He stands 立 and is covered 冖 with cloth 巾] and is old 古)
From the mouth of the old emperor: a backbite.
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喳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| twitter, chirp
chā
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口
木
旦
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Left: mouth 口, right: examine 查 (For the trees 木 we need daylight 日 (after sunrise 旦) for examining them.)
The mouths (= beaks) in the trees after sunrise are: twittering.
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咪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sound to call cat
mī
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口
米
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Left: mouth 口, right: rice 米
(The cats hunt in the rice because there are the mice:) The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of the rice (= the barn) is a: miaow!
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咄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| aggressive, noise of rage, to cry out in anger
duō
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口
出
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Left: mouth 口, right: to come out 出 (Two mountains 山 coming out one after the other)
When the mouth 'comes out', you are: aggressive.
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咆
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to roar
páo
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口
包
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Left: mouth 口, right: enwrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)
The mouth is like enwrapped, when: roaring.
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噩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| unlucky, bad, ill-omened, startling
è
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口
王
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Four mouths 口 and in the middle: king 王
If four mouths (talk to) the king, he is: unlucky.
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呛
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
qiāng, qiàng
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口
仓
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Left: mouth 口, right: warehouse 仓 (Under the pointed roof 人 is a roll of cloth 㔾 in the warehouse) [Here: 㔾 as a slumped person]
The mouth turns the person 人 into a slumped person because he chokes (due to wrong swallowing)
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吠
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to bark
fèi
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口
犬
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Left: mouth 口, right: dog 犬 (The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶)
The mouth of the dog barks.
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啄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to peck
zhuó
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口
豖
豕
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Left: mouth 口, right: stabbed pig 豖 (but here: pig 豕 with some food )
The mouth of the pig sees between the feet some food and pecks it.
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噗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| heavy breathing, sound of escaping laughter, to water
pū
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口
业
兰
人
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Left: mouth 口, right: thicket, tedious 菐 (In hollow 业 things the orchid 兰 grows and the person 人 takes it out of the: thicket)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when a tray 一 with things || is loaded onto a sheep 羊 that it goes to its knees 八 is a: heavy breath.
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咏
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to sing, to recite poetry, chant
yǒng
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口
永
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Left: mouth 口, right: forever 永 (I emphasize 丶water 水 has been forever.)
Out of the mouth, forever: reciting poetry.
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呱
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JLPT no HSK |
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| crying sound of child
gū
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口
瓜
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Left: mouth 口, right: melon 瓜 (Image of a melon hanging from a frame.)
The mouth (open) like a melon, when: crying.
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嗒
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to despair, absent-minded
tà
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口
荅
合
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Left: mouth 口 (here: container), right: 荅 (plant 艹, fit 合 (The lid on the pot 口)
Whether in the container the plants would fit makes him despair.
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揖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to greet by raising clasped hands
yī
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扌
口
耳
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Left: hand 扌, right: 咠 (mouth 口 and ear 耳)
You clasp the hands, speak (= 口) and hear: when greeting.
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嗔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to be angry at, to be displeased and annoyed
chēn
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口
真
具
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Left: mouth 口, right: really, truly 真 (What is seen by ten 十 eyes 目 on the table is truely real.) [tool 具 = The eye 目 sees on the table a tool]
(The feeling of anger is often not fake:) The mouth is truly real when it is angry.
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吆
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to shout, to bawl, to yell (to urge on an animal)
yāo
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口
糸
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Left: mouth 口, right: thread 纟/糸
Out of the mouth like (a single) thread: The shout.
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哝
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JLPT no HSK |
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| garrulous, mumble, to grumble, to mutter
nóng
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口
农
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Left: mouth 口, right: peasant 农 (he wears a cover 冖 at the clothes 衣 [because he has to go out in any weathers])
The mouth of the peasant is garrulous.
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嚓
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sound of breaking or snapping
chā
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口
宀
祭
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Left: mouth 口, right: investigate 察 (When there is a cover 宀 over the sacrificial 祭 item on the alter 示, it is to be investigated.) [祭 = The body 月/肉 is put by hand on the altar 示 as sacrifice]
The mouth must be investigated if it makes cracking sounds.
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哧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sound of gasping, ripping or giggling
chī
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口
赤
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Left: mouth 口, right: red 赤 (When earth 土 (clay) is burned 灬, the pottery becomes red.)
When his mouth is red, he is gasping.
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喋
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JLPT no HSK |
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| flowing flood, to chatter
dié
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口
枼
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Left: mouth 口, right: 枼 (generation 世, tree 木)
With his mouth he sits since generations in the tree and chatters like a flood.
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迥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| distant
jiǒng
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辶
冂
口
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Left: movement 辶, right: 冋 (here: wall 冂 with a window 口)
When watching a movement out of a window, it appears to be distant.
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噶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| phonetic: ga
gá
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口
曷
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Left: mouth 口, right: interrogation 曷 (= The mouth with tongue 日 enwraps 勹 the person 人 in the corner at the interrogation.)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of an interrogation is: ga.
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哽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| choke
gěng
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口
更
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Left: mouth 口, right: further, more over 更 (The sun 日 goes with each unit of length 丈 further and more) [丈 = big 大 person with a wide step]
If the mouth takes in even further more, it must: choke.
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啧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to click one's tongue (in wonder or astonish)
zé
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口
责
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Left: mouth 口, right: responsibility 责 (Growing plants  and money 贝/貝 mean a responsibility.)
The mouth with phonetic pronunciation 'zé' as used at: 'responsibility' stands for tongue-snapping.
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吮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to suck
shǔn
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口
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Left: mouth 口, right: to permit, to allow 允 (Who has a nose 厶 and legs 儿 shall be permitted.)
The mouth permits to: suck.
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哒
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JLPT no HSK |
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| clatter (of horses' hoofs)
dā
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口
辶
大
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Left: mouth 口, right: to attain, to reach 达 (Who wants sth. big 大 and moves/endevors 辶 can attain.)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when you reach something is: the hoof's clatter.
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嗖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| whooshing sound, swishing, rustle of skirts
sōu
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口
叟
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Left: mouth 口, right: old gentleman 叟 (leans with hands E, 彐 on stick 丨, which serves as 3rd hand 又.)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) of an old man is: whooshing.
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咔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (used as phonetic "ka")
kā, kǎ
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口
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Left: mouth 口, right: to be stuck, blocked 卡 (from top 上 and bottom 下)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) with the pronunciation of 卡 is: 'kǎ'.
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唧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to splash, pump water, to whisper, to mutter
jī
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口
艮
卩
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Left: mouth 口, right: immediate, prompt 即 (Not good 艮, this person should bow 卩 down, immediately!)
The mouth is not good, when during 'bowing down' sth. is: splashing out.
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噢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Oh! (exclamation of surprise)
ō
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口
奥
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Left: mouth 口, right: obscure 奥 (Under the roof 宀 is rice 米 in big 大 quantities, which is obscure)
The mouth says "obscure", with the exclamation of surprise.
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嗳
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (interj. of disapproval), Oh, no!
ǎi, ài
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口
爱
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Left: mouth 口, right: love 爱 (The hand 爫 that gives you a cover 冖 from above (i.e. a blanket?) is of the friend 友 who loves you.)
The mouth shouts as a hand (hits) from above the friend's cover (= hat): No! Don't!.
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呸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to spit (in contempt), pah!, bah!, pooh!
pēi
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口
丕
不
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Left: mouth 口, right: great 丕 (Here: not 不 and floor __)
Out of the mouth it should not 不 on the ground __, when: spitting out!
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嗟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sigh
jiē
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口
差
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Left: mouth 口, right: difference 差 (A sheep 羊 with a bent ノ leg and a craftsman 工: what a difference!)
The sound [= what comes out of the mouth] of the sheep with the crooked leg at work was: a sigh.
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噎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to choke (on), to choke up, suffocate
yē
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口
豆
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Left: mouth 口, right: one (anti-fraud) 壹 (scholar 士, cover冖 & bean 豆)
If something is in the mouth and covers with wide arms (= 士) like a bean, you have to choke.
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呗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| particle indicating necessity or obviousness
bài
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口
贝
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Left: mouth 口, right: money 贝/貝
The mouth says it for money: That is obvious.
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唷
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (interjection expressing surprise): Oh!, Yo!
yō
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口
育
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Left: mouth 口, right: give birth, educate 育 (The new born baby  [=child 子 upside down, as head first at birth] has a body 月, that is born and raised.)
The exclamation (= what comes out of the mouth) at a birth is: Oh!
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喙
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JLPT no HSK |
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| beak, snout, to pant
huì
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口
豕
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Left: mouth 口, right: 彖 (mouth with pig 豕)
A mouth and a pig's mouth stand for: beak, snout.
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