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to release, set free 放
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放
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to release, to free, to let go, to let out
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Left: direction/square 方, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
Strike in this direction such that he shall release.
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邀
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to invite, to request, to intercept, to solicit or seek
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Left: movement 辶, right: 敫 (white 白, release, let loose 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵, until he released) cf.敫
The movement with which I hold the white stick in my hand in a direction, is an invitation.
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傲
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| proud, arrogant, to despise, unyielding, to defy
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Left: person 人, center top: abundance 丰 (= strongly growing plant with many branches 三), rest: release/let go 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵, until he released)
A person who is in abundance and lets things go, is: proud and arrogant.
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激
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| violent, to arouse, to excite, fierce
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Left: water 氵, right: 敫 (white 白, rest: let go/release 放 [In his side 方 he was striked 攵 until he released] - cf.敫
(During a storm at sea:) When the water is white (= has white foam crests) and into all sides/directions 方 it is striking 攵, it becomes violent.
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缴
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hand over, transfer, to seize, capture
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: white 白, release 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵 until he released) cf.敫
(He wants only the best quality) He wants threads that are white and beaten in one direction (= cleanly spun) to be transferred to him.
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敷
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to lay out, to apply (powder, ointment), to spread, enough
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Left: just now 甫 (A hand  for holding an item 丶 is what I need 用 just now), rest: let go/release 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵/攴, until he released)
When a hand is used/needed 用 for "releasing" sth., this means: to lay out sth.
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