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platform 台
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始
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to begin, to start, then, only then
shǐ
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女
台
厶
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Left: woman 女, right: platform 台 (The nose 厶 over the mouth 口 is like a platform.)
The lady on the platform begins.
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台
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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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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抬
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to lift, to raise, (of two or more persons) to carry
tái
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扌
台
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Left: hand 扌, right: platform, rack 台 (That's the nose 厶 for the mouth 口)
If the hand brings sth. on a platform it has lifted or raised it.
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治
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to heal/cure, to rule, to control, government
zhì
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氵
台
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Left: water 氵/水 (here: spring), right: platform 台 (The nose 厶 over the mouth 口 is like a platform)
The spring's water on the platform is healing and controlled by the government.
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胎
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| fetus, embryo, (air-)tire(=轮胎)
tāi
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肉
台
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Left: (part of the) body 月/肉, right: platform 台 (The nose 厶 over the mouth 口 is like a platform.)
A body part serves a platform (= womb) for: the fetus.
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怠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| lazy, idle, negligent, careless
dài
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台
心
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From top: platform 台 (nose 厶 over the mouth 口), heart 心
On the platform a heart is feeling lazy.
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冶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| metallurgy, to smelt, cast, to mould
yě
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冫
台
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Left: ice 冫, which stands for "not-melted", right: platform, stand 台 (nose 厶 over the mouth 口)
"Ice" (= sth. not melted) is the platform (= starting point) for smelting in metallurgy.
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怡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| harmony, pleased
yí
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忄
台
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Left: feelings 忄, right: platform, rack 台 (The nose 厶 over the mouth 口 is like a platform)
The feeling that there is (for everything) a frame is: Harmony.
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苔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| moss, lichen, coating
tāi, tái
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艹
台
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: platform, rack 台 (nose 厶 over the mouth 口)
The plant on platforms is the: moss.
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殆
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JLPT no HSK |
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| dangerous, perilous, endanger, almost, only
dài
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歹
台
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Left: evil, bad 歹 (image of a bare bone, vertebra), right: platform, rack 台 (nose 厶 over the mouth 口)
If sth. evil like a bare bone is on the platform, it is dangerous.
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贻
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to hand down, to bequeath
yí
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贝
台
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Left: money 贝/貝, right: platform, rack 台 (nose 厶 over the mouth 口)
Money is the platform (= means for transfer) for: handing over.
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