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member 员
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Used in these characters:
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员
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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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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遗
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to lose, to leave behind, to omit, to bequeath
yí
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辶
员
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Left: movement 辶, right: 貴 (member 员 and twice crossed out as 'no more')
The movement when you are 'no-more' a member, is a: losing or been left behind.
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损
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to damage, injured, to harm, to lose
sǔn
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扌
员
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Left: hand 扌, right: member 员/員 (Who has a mouth 口 and money 贝 can become a member.)
The hand of the member is injured.
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赏
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to bestow (a reward), to give (to an inferior), to hand down
shǎng
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尚
贝
员
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Top: esteem, to value 尚 (A small 小 house 宀 with a window 口 is furthermore esteemed.), below: money 贝/貝, better: crown and member 员/員
The crown is given to the member 员 as a reward. Or: 尚 as the hand's palm with three fingers: Into the hand he got the money as reward.
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圆
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| round, circle, spherical, full(-moon)
yuán
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囗
员
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Outside: enclosure 囗, inside: member 员/員 (Who has a mouth 口 and money 贝/貝 can become a member.)
When the members are within the enclosure, it becomes a round thing.
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陨
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to fall, to perish, meteor
yǔn
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阝
员
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Left: hill 阝, right: member 员/員 (Who has a mouth 口 and money 贝 can become a member) Here: 贝 as a simplification of head/shoulder 頁
This hill or stone 口/石 that can fall on the head is a meteorite.
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勋
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JLPT no HSK |
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| medal, merit
xūn
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员
力
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Left: member 员/員 (= Who has a mouth 口 and money 贝 can become a member), right: power, force 力
The member gets for his power a medal.
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