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pointed, sharp 夆
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sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of growing plant 丰, like at 'bee' 蜂
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蜂
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| bee, wasp
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Left: insect 虫 (body 口 and sting of an insect), right: pointed 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of a growing plant 丰)
This insects sits on top of a growing plant (= the blossom): the bee, wasp.
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缝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to sew, to stitch, seam, narrow slit
féng, fèng
糸
逢
夆
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: to encounter 逢 (The movements of a bee 蜂 [= from blossom to blossom] mean: to encounter.) [here: 'bee' 蜂 without insect 虫]
Threads encounter when sewing a seam.
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峰
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| summit or peak (of mountain), highest level
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Left: mountain 山, right: sharp, pointed 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on the top of growing plant 丰)
The mountain is sharp/pointed at: the summit or peak.
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逢
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| encounter, to meet by chance, to come across
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Left: movement 辶, right: pointed, sharp 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of growing plant 丰)
(cf. 'bee' 蜂 = insect on peak of flower) The movements of a bee 蜂, [= from blossom to blossom] mean: to encounter.
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蓬
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| disheveled, unkempt, overgrown, vigorous, fleabane
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Top: grass/plant 艹, bottom: to encounter 逢 (The movements of a bee 蜂 [=insect of peak of growing plant] (from blossom to blossom) mean: to encounter.)
The plant which you often encounter (because it is overgrown /disheveled) is: the fleabane.
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锋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| point of a spear, edge of a tool, vanguard
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Left: metal 钅/金 (covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: sharp 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on the top of growing plant 丰, like 'bee' 蜂)
This metal is sharp on the top: The point/edge or vanguard.
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篷
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sail, cloak, canopy, awning
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Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: encounter: 逢 (The movements of a bee 蜂 [= from blossom to blossom] mean: to encounter.)
The single fibers of the bamboo are encountering, when they are (woven) into a sail.
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烽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| beacon fire
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Left: fire 火, right: to sharp/pointed 夆 (sitting cross-legged 夂 on top of growing plant 丰, like at 'bee' 蜂)
The fire that is at the top (like sitting on-top of growing plant) is: a beacon fire.
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