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blooming plant 堇
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Used in these characters:
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贵
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| precious, expensive, noble, your (name)
guì
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贵
堇
贝
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Top: simplification of blooming flower 堇 with two blossoms ロ at a stem丨 growing from the ground 一, bottom: currency/shell 贝/貝 (= cone-shell 目 with two feelers 八 = shell money)
Blooming flowers and money are precious.
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勤
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| diligent, industrious, hardworking, regular
qín
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堇
丰
力
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Left: blooming plant 堇 (from top: plant 艹, blossoms 口, growing plant  ), right: strength/force 力
Blooming plants give me strength for my: diligent hardworking.
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谨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| cautious, careful, solemnly, sincerely (formal)
jǐn
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讠
堇
丰
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Left: word 讠/言, right: blooming plant 堇 (from top: plant 艹, blossoms 口, growing plant )
Words and flowering plants should be handled cautiously.
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溃
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| be dispersed, break down, to fester/ulcerate
kuì
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氵
贵
堇
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Left: water 氵, right: precious, expensive 贵 (A blooming flower [simplf. from 堇] and money 贝 are precious)
Even water, which is that precious is dispersing (=evaporating) AND: Water is precious with: an ulcer/abscess.
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瑾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| brilliancy (of gems), fine jade, genius
jǐn
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王
玉
堇
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Left: king, jade 王, right: blooming plant 堇 (from top: plant 艹, blossoms 口, growing plant )
A king like a 'blooming plant' is brilliant.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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