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scholar 士
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Don't mistake with "earth 土", which has a longer base line.
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Used in these characters:
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喜
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to be happy, to like, to enjoy, glad
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From top: scholar 士, beans 豆, mouth 口. (This character has also been simplified to 吉)
A scholar with beans in his mouth is happy.
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声
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| sound, voice
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Top: scholar 士, bottom: variant of door/gate 戸 (sliding door with upper rail)
The scholar is at the door: I hear his voice.
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款
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| paragraph, section, funds, Model A,B,C
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Left: scholar 士, to show 示; right: lack 欠 (A yawning  person 人 is lacking sth.)
The scholar shows a lack (of familiarity) with this paragraph.
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士
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| scholar, soldier, specialist worker
shì
士
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A posing man with wide outstretched arms
He looks like a poser, the scholar.
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志
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| the will, ambition, sign
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Top: scholar 士, below: heart 心
The scholar's heart is his: will.
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装
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| costume, clothes, pretend, install, equipment
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Top: strong, robust 壮 (In the bed 丬 is the scholar 士 strong and robust) [丬=tree cut into half], below: clothes 衣
In the bed the scholar (recovered) and wears his clothes like a costume.
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壶
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| pot, tea pot, bottled liquids
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From top: scholar 士 (here: handle 士 at a cover 冖), cover 冖, business, occupation 业 (it's shown a volcanic vent with a hollow peak)
A handle at a cover on sth. hollow is in total: a (tea) pot.
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壮
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| strong, sturdy, robust, to strengthen
zhuàng
丬
士
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Left: bed 丬 (pictograph of a tree cut into half; cf. 片,爿), right: scholar 士
(He is skilled at sexual practices?) In the bed, the scholar is strong and sturdy.
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壳
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| shell, carapace, crust (earth's crust etc)
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Top: scholar 士, bottom: superfluous 冗 (A tablecloth 冖 on the table 几 is superfluous.)
The scholar places a tablecloth on the table as a "shell" or carapace.
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仕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| civil servant, an official
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Left: person 人, right: scholar 士
A person must be a scholar to become a civil servant.
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