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hard, strong 固
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固
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| hard, strong, solid, undoubtedly
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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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涸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to dry, to dry up
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Left: water 氵, right: hard, solid 固 (Many things 囗 [i.e. vegetable, roots] with age 古 get hard.)
(In respect to) the water sth. became hard/rigid, because it dried up.
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锢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| restrain, to stop, obstinate disease
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Left: metal 钅, right: hard, solid 固 (Many things 囗 [i.e. vegetable, roots] with age 古 get hard.)
As metal is hard, it can restrain.
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