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short thread 幺
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| Explanation |
This radical appears like a part of “thread 糸” and is therefore understood as a “short thread”.
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Used in these characters:
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经
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| longitude, to pass through, sacred book, to undergo
jīng
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幺
圣
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: vertical 圣 (A hand 又 is vertically above the ground 土)
Originally the vertical threads at a loom, which resulted in "longitude", through which the weft threads pass. (latitude 纬)
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幽
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| secluded, hidden away, remote, to imprison
yōu
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幺
山
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Outside: mountain 山, inside: threads 幺/糸
When the mountain appears as if behind threads, it is secluded and hidden.
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乡
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| country, native place, home village
xiāng
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幺
厶
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Short thread 幺
Like two noses 厶 behind each other, constituting the country.
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幻
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| delusion, fantasy, imaginary
huàn
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幺
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: hook J (cf. hook 钩)
Wanting to use a thread as a hook is: a delusion. (.. because a real hook 钓 is of metal!)
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幼
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| infant, young, immature, childish, naive
yòu
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幺
力
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Left: thread 幺/糸 right: strength 力
A thread with the strength of an infant.
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黝
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JLPT no HSK |
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| black, dark green
yǒu
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黑
幺
力
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Left: black 黑 (The underside of the cooking pot 里 is stained by fire 灬 black.), right: infant 幼 (A thread 幺/糸 with the strength 力 of an infant.)
The 'black' you gain from threads (= fibers) using force is: a dark green.
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纶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| classify, fiber, silk thread, twist silk
lún
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幺
仑
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: arrange, set up 仑 (When a person 人 turns into a sitting person 匕, it is well arranged.)
The threads are well arranged when classified.
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绮
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JLPT no HSK |
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| beautiful, open-work silk
qǐ
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幺
奇
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: strange, odd 奇 (There is a big 大 possibility (opportunity) 可, but it looks strange.) [possibility 可 = The nail 丁 into the opening 口 should be possible.]
The thread gets a big opportunity, when (used) in beautiful silk.
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拗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| break in two, to defy, disobey, stubborn, obstinate
ào, ǎo, niù
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扌
幺
力
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Left: hand 扌, right: infant 幼 (A thread 幺/糸 with the strength 力 of an infant.)
The hand of an infant: breaks things.
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缭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to wind round, to sew with slanting stitches, dazzled
liáo
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幺
尞
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 尞 (big 大, out of 丷, day 日, small 小)
If the tread is (stitched) to the cloth (= 日) with big and small stitches, it is dazzled.
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绚
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JLPT no HSK |
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| adorned, swift, gorgeous, brilliant, variegated
xuàn
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幺
旬
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 10-days period 旬 (When the sun 日 is enwrapped 勹 [by clouds], then often for a duration of 10 days)
When (different) threads are wrapped/entangled like a sun, the whole thing is: adorned or variegated.
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缤
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JLPT no HSK |
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| helter-skelter, mixed colors, in confusion
bīn
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幺
宾
兵
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: visitor, guest 宾 (Under your roof 宀 a soldier 兵 is billeted as your guest.)
When (many) threads are 'guests', it's a confusion.
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缰
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JLPT no HSK |
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| bridle, reins, halter
jiāng
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幺
畺
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 畺 (borders 三 or ways limiting fields 田)
Threads or border lines between fields are used to: bridle.
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绯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| scarlet, dark red
fēi
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幺
非
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: not, denial 非 (inverted wings 羽)
A thread (by its own), can not be: scarlet. (because this dark red needs a two-dimensional spread to develop the color effect)
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缄
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to seal, to close, letter
jiān
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幺
咸
戎
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty!)
The thread is salty and is sealed in a letter.
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