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entrust 孚
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| Explanation |
The child 子 can trust the hand reaching down 爫 (e.g. from the mother).
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Used in these characters:
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乳
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| breast, milk
rǔ
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爫
孚
孔
乚
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Left: trust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.), right: kneeling person 乚
To reach down to the child, when you yourself are kneeing: You give breast and milk.
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浮
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to float, unstable, superficial, excessive
fú
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氵
孚
爫
子
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Left: water 氵, right: trust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.)
Down into the water, a hand reaches for a child that is floating.
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俘
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to take prisoner, prisoner of war
fú
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亻
孚
爫
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Left: person 亻, right: entrust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.)
A person who trusts can (easily be) taken as prisoner.
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孵
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JLPT no HSK |
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| breeding, to incubate, to hatch
fū
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子
卵
卯
孚
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Left: egg 卵, right: trust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting) [cf. milk, breast 乳]
The egg needs to be entrusted to sb. for: breeding.
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孚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to trust, to believe in
fú
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子
孚
爫
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Top: hand reaching down 爫, bottom: child 子
A hand reaching down is what a child can trust in.
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