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next in sequence 次
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Used in these characters:
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次
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| next in sequence, the second (day, time etc)
cì
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次
冫
欠
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Left: ice 冫, right: lacking 欠 (showing a person 人 yawning  with mouth wide open, "lacking" good manners)
Ice is lacking, what comes next?
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资
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| capital, resources, to provide, money
zī
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次
贝
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Top: next 次 (ice 冫lacks 欠, what comes next? [欠 = The yawning person 人 has a lack [of manners]), bottom: money 贝/貝 (= cone-shell 目 with two feelers 八 as shell-money)
The next money will be added to the capital.
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羡
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| jealous, to envy, admire
xiàn
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羊
次
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Top: sheep 羊, below: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?) (欠 = The yawning person 人 has a lack [of manners])
The sheep coming next makes me jealous.
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姿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| appearance, beauty, disposition, looks
zī
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次
女
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Top: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠 [yawning person], what comes next?), below: woman 女
My next woman will have a great appearance.
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咨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to consult, seek advice
zī
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次
口
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Top: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?) (欠 = The yawning person 人 has a lack [of manners]), bottom: mouth 口
Next, use your mouth to consult.
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瓷
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| porcelain, chinaware, china
cí
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次
瓦
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Top: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠 [=yawning person], what comes next?), below: roof tile 瓦.
The next roof tile is made of porcelain.
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盗
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to steal, to rob, to plunder, thief
dào
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次
皿
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Top: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?) [to lack 欠 = yawning ⺈ person 人 with mouth wide open, who is lacking good manners], below: plate 皿
We need a next plate, because one was stolen.
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茨
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to thatch (a roof), Caltrop or puncture vine
cí
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艹
次
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Top: plant 艹, below: next/following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠 [yawning person], what comes next?)
When a plant is the "next" to each other [= they lie close adjacent], this is a thatched roof.
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懿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| virtuous, admirable, esteemed, restrain
yì
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喜
豆
次
心
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Top variation of: be happy, enjoy 喜 (A scholar 士 with beans 豆 in his mouth 口 is happy.), right: lack 次, heart 心
Who is happy without a lack of heart, is: virtuous.
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恣
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JLPT no HSK |
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| unrestrained, unbridled, to do as one pleases
zì
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次
心
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Top: next, following 次 (ice 冫is lacking 欠, what comes next?) - (to lack 欠 = The yawning person 人 has a lack [of good manners]), bottom: heart 心
Next, the heart will be unrestrained.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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