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head, leader 头
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The big 大 person with protruding staring eyes 丶丶 is the head and leader.
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Used in these characters:
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读
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to read, to study, pronunciation of a word
dòu, dú
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讠
卖
乛
头
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: to sell 卖 (For ten 十 [coins] the hat 乛 of the leader 头 is sold.) [leader 头 = The big 大 one with protruding eyes 丶]
Words which were sold, can be read.
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买
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to buy, to purchase
mǎi
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卖
乛
头
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Top: a stroke 乛 (here: a cap), below: head/leader 头 [= the big 大 with protruding eyes 丶]
(together with: to sell 卖) This hat 乛 is what the leader 头 has bought 买. (... but for 10 十 [coins] he wants to sell 卖 it.)
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卖
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to sell, to betray
mài
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十
卖
乛
头
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From top: ten 十, a cap 乛, leader/head 头 (= the big 大 one with protruding eyes 丶)
(together with: to buy 买, which shows that leader 头 with the cap 乛) This cap 乛 is what the leader 头 has bought 买, but for 10 十 (coins) he wants to sell 卖 it.
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实
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| real, fact, true, honest
shí
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宀
头
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Top: roof 宀, below: leader 头 (= The big 大 one with protruding eyes 丶)
(Only one master can rule the household) Under a roof is (just) one leader. This is a real fact!
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头
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| leader, chief, boss, the top, head
tóu, tou
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大
头
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Big 大 with two protruding eyes 丶丶
The big one with the protruding eyes is our leader and chief.
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续
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| continue, proceed with, replenish
xù
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糸
卖
乛
头
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: sell 卖 (For ten 十 [coins] the hat 乛 of the leader 头 is sold) [leader 头 = The big 大 one with protruding eyes 丶]
Threads are endless, such that the sale proceeds continuously.
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赎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| redeem, to ransom
shú
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贝
卖
乛
头
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Left: money 贝, right: to sell 卖 (For ten 十 [coins] the hat 乛 of the leader 头 is sold) - [leader 头 = The big 大 one with protruding eyes 丶]
To use money for 'selling' means to redeem.
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窦
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hole, convex opening, sth. missing, void
dòu
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穴
卖
乛
头
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Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: to sell 卖 (For ten 十 [coins] the hat 乛 of the leader 头 is sold)
(On the sales shelf) The hole is where something was sold: As a hole or void, where sth. is missing.
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