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收
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to receive, to accept, to collect
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Left: twist丩 (= intertwined threads) But here: part of sprout 屮, right: strike 攵 (but here: 攵 as a part ノ of that sprout in a hand 
From the sprout the hand collected sth. to receive it.
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塑
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to model (a figure) in clay
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Top: new moon, 1.day in lunar calendar 朔 (The disobedient 屰 moon 月 is not shining at new moon) [屰 = A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked], bottom: earth 土
(Here see: "disobedient" as “copied”) We create a copied body from earth (=clay) when modeling.
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吨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| ton (measure of weight), tonnage
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Left: mouth 口 (here: container), right: barracks 屯 (Where previously plants 屮 pierced the soil 一, they build barracks. )
(Large quantities were needed for the supply) The container for the barracks weights one ton.
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顿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to pause, meal, bout, to stop
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Left: barracks 屯, (Where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.), right: page, leaf 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
(Soldiers on march need regular breaks) At the barracks the heads join to pause and for meals.
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纯
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| pure, simple, unmixed, genuine
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
Threads made of plants and sprouts are pure and unmixed.
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逆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| contrary, opposite, to go against, rebel
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Left: movement 辶, right: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.)
A movement, that is 'disobedient' is contrary.
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钝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| blunt (i.e. knife), stupid
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
(Due to the constant use) The metal in the barracks becomes blunt.
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厥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| lose consciousness, to faint, his, her, their
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Outside: cliff 厂, rest: 欮 (disobedient 屰 [(A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.], lack 欠)
In particular at a cliff it is a "disobedient lack", when losing consciousness.
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屯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| barracks, to station (soldiers), to store up
tún, zhūn
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乚
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A variation of grass 艹 and a further sprout 乚, as also shown in 屮
(On fertile ground:) Where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.
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朔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| new moon, beginning, first day of lunar month
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Left: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.), right: moon 月
If the 'disobedient' moon does not shine, it is new moon.
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沌
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JLPT no HSK |
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| confused, turbid
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Left: water 氵, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.)
If you build in a swamp (= where there is water and shoots) a barracks, things get confused.
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阙
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JLPT no HSK |
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| fault, deficiency, mistake
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked has a lack 欠 and is disobedient.)
(The door is stuck) The gate is 'disobedient': It has a fault.
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炖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| stew, stew slowly
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Left: fire 火, right: barracks 屯 (On fertile ground, where growing shoots 屮 pierced the ground 一 they built a barracks.
The fire in the barracks is used for: stewing.
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獗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| unruly, rampant, rude
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Left: wild animal 犭, right: 厥 (cliff 厂, disobedient 屰 [A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.], lack 欠)
The animal that has been pushed to the cliff because of a disobedient lack is unruly.
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