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early, morning 早
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早
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| early, morning
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Sunrise 旦 (sun 日 above the horizon 一) with marking: 丶
When the sun is at the marking 丶 at the horizon, it is early in the morning.
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草
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| grass, straw
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Top: plant/grass 艹, below: early, fast 早 (When the sunrise 旦 is at the mark 丶 at the horizon 一, it is early in the morning.)
The plant that grows fast, is grass.
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掉
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to fall, to drop, to lag behind
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Left: hand 扌, right: excellent 卓 ([before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜 early at the morning 早 is excellent.) [卜 = divining = crack in turtle's shell]
(As a support/hold when falling) A hand is excellent, when you fall.
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章
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| medal, badge, decoration, order, chapter, regulation
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Top: to rise/stand 立, below: early 早 (When the sunrise 旦 at the marking 丶 at the horizon 一, it is early in the morning)
Get up early and you will get a medal.
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卓
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| outstanding, excellent
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Top: divination 卜/占 (crack 卜 in the shell of a turtle used for divination), below: early/fast 早
[before the day happens:] A divination at the early morning is: excellent.
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罩
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| cover, fish trap (basket), shade
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Top: net 罒, bottom: excellent 卓 ([Before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜 early at the morning 早 is excellent)
A net is excellent as a cover.
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障
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hinder, block, obstruct
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Left: hill 阝, right: medal 章 (Get up 立 early 早 to get a medal.)
(As a protection against floodwaters) The hill gets a medal, because it is a hindrance. [against the water]
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彰
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| manifest, conspicuous
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Left: medal, badge 章 (Get up 立 early 早 to get a medal.), right: hair 彡
The medals in the hair are manifest.
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悼
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| mourn, lament
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Left: feeling 忄, right: excellent 卓 ([Before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜/占 early at the morning 早 is excellent)
Can feelings be excellent, when you are mourning?
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潭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pond, pool, pit, profound, depression
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Left: water 氵, right: 覃 (west 覀/西, early, fast 早)
The water in the west, you reach quickly, is the pond.
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绰
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JLPT no HSK |
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| spacious, wide, generous, ample, well-off, to grip
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: excellent 卓 ([Before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜 early 早 at the morning is excellent)
Threads are excellent when they are spacious (=long?).
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谭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| surname Tan
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Left: word 讠/言, right: reach to, spread to 覃 (west 覀/西, early 早)
The word has spread, that his name is 'Tan'.
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韩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Korea, esp. South Korea 大韩民国
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Left: sunrise (sun 日 rises between plants 艹, here: east of the center [= China], because sun rises eastern), right: leather 韦(Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)
Eastern (of the center) where they make leather, is Korea.
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