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just one of several 只
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When all others are silent: One mouth 口 of eight 八 is just alone.
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| just one of a several, unique, merely, only
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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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职
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| duty, profession, post, office
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Left: ear 耳 (image of a pinna), right: sole, merely 只 (His such huge mouth 口 on his two 八 legs made him sole and unique.)
One ear, merely (is enough) to do the duty.
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积
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to accumulate, to amass, to store, multiplication(math)
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Left: rice plant 禾, right: sole, merely 只 (His such huge mouth 口 on this two 八 legs made him sole and unique)
Where rice plants are sole, you should accumulate (cultivate) them.
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织
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to weave, to knit
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: sole, merely 只 (His such huge mouth 口 on this two 八 legs made him sole and unique.)
The thread 纟 should into the hole 口, even twice 八, when weaving or knitting.
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帜
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| flag, banner, ensign
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Left: cloth 巾, right: alone 只 (His such huge mouth 口 on his two 八 legs made him sole and unique. - Here: piece of cloth 口 above two arms 八)
The cloth that is hold above the arms is a flag.
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炽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to burn, to blaze, splendid, illustrious
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Left: fire 火, right: sole, merely 只 (His such huge mouth 口 on this two 八 legs made him sole and unique.)
Fire does simply (= alone), that it is burning.
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