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是
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| correct, indeed, to be:am/is
shì
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是
日
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Top: sun 日, bottom: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.)
The sun looks correct: This is indeed correct!
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题
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| topic, problem for discussion, subject, to inscribe
tí
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是
頁
疋
正
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Left: correct, indeed 是 (sun 日, correct 正), right: page, leaf 页 (=頁 head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
The correct head is the topic of the discussion.
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正
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| correct, just (right), straight, principle
zhēng, zhèng
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止
正
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Top: a line 一, bottom: to stop 止 (image of the right foot that stops at a line 一)
To stop at the line is correct.
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蛋
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| egg, oval shaped
dàn
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疋
正
虫
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Top: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct, - actually 疋 = bales of cloth), bottom: insect 虫 (The body 口 and the sting 厶 of an insect.)
It is correct for insects to lay: eggs.
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提
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to carry/hold in a hand (suspended), to lift, to raise
dī, tí
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扌
是
正
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Left: hand 扌, right: correct/indeed 是 (The sun 日 is correct 正) [And it is correct 正 to stop 止 at the line 一]
The hand is 'correct' for carrying sth.
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楚
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| clear, orderly, distinct, pain, suffering
chǔ
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林
疋
正
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Top: forest 林 (= two trees 木), bottom: correct 正 [actually bales of cloth 疋] (the correct foot 止 stops at the line 一)
The forest is correct if it is clear and orderly.
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定
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to set, to fix, to determine, to order, surely
dìng
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宀
正
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Top: roof 宀, bottom: var. of correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.)
Under the roof, everything is o.k. if things are set and determined.
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证
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| certificate, proof, to demonstrate, to confirm
zhèng
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讠
正
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.)
Words that are correct are confirmed in a certificate.
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整
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| in good order, exactly, to repair, to punish
zhěng
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束
攴
正
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Top: imperial order 敕 (It comes in a bundle 束 and strikes 攵: the imperial order) [to strike 攵=攴=hand 又 with stick卜], bottom: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct)
The bundle needs to be punched correctly to be in good order.
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疑
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to doubt, to misbelieve, to suspect
yí
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疋
正
マ
矢
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Left: sitting person 匕, arrow 矢; right: bent person マ, correct 正
The sitting person with the arrow and the bent person are right with their doubt.
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匙
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| spoon
chí
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是
匕
正
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Left: correct 是 (sun 日, variant of correct 正), right: spoon 匕 (sitting person and eating)
It is correct: this is a spoon.
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征
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| campaign, impose (taxes), expedition, evidence
zhēng
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彳
正
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Left: go 彳, right: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.)
To "go ahead correctly", that's how to make a campaign or expedition.
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政
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| politics, government
zhèng
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正
攴
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Left: correct, proper 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct), right: to strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with stick 卜)
A proper strike is essential in politics.
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武
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| martial, military
wǔ
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武
正
弋
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Left: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.), right: saber 弋
Correct sabers belong to: the military.
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歪
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| at a crooked angle, devious, noxious, askew
wāi
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不
正
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Top: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!), below: correct, right 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.)
If sth. is not correct, it is crooked.
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延
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to spread, extend, to prolong, to delay, defer
yán
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廴
延
正
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Left: movement 廴, right: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct)
Movement is correct (= is needed) to spread.
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蔬
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| vegetables
shū
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艹
正
㐬
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Top: gras, plant 艹, bottom: scatter, sparse 疏 (It is correct 正, that newborn babies  [= child 子 upside down & amniotic fluid 川] scatter sparsely.)
The plants that are scattered are the (eatable) vegetables.
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嚏
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| sneeze
tì
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口
田
疋
正
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Left: mouth 口, right: fall, stumble 疐 (Person 十 falling from a roof 冖 into a field 田, but correctly 正/疋)
Out of the 'mouth' is falling sth., when sneezing.
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症
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| illness, disease, symptom
zhēng, zhèng
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疒
正
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Outside: illness/disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick), below: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct)
This disease is a correct/real disease.
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惩
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to punish, to reprimand, to warn
chéng
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彳
正
心
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Top: campaign 征 (go 彳 correct 正 for the campaign), bottom: heart 心
Proceed correctly, but also with heart, when you have to punish.
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疏
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| scatter, sparse, scanty, neglect, thin, to dredge
shū
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疋
正
㐬
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Left: 疋 (here: correct 正), right: 㐬 ("newborn baby" as a child turned upside down : the child 子 comes with head first, with amniotic fluid 川)
(Declining birth rate) It is correct that newborn babies are scattered sparsely.
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凝
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to congeal, coagulate, to gaze/stare at sb.
níng
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冫
疋
正
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Left: ice 冫, right: doubt 疑 (Both persons 匕, マ with the arrow 矢 are correct 正 in their doubts.)
Ice is without doubt congealed.
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旋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to revolve, a loop, a circle, whirl, return
xuán, xuàn
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旋
方
疋
正
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Left: side, direction 方, right: horizontal person  , var. of correct 正. (When sleeping, one must occasionally turn to the other side to avoid pressure & bed sores & circulation problems.)
The side of the lying person is fine/correct, but he must turn.
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堤
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| dike, dam, embankment
dī
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土
是
日
正
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Left: earth 土, right: correct 是 (sun 日, variant of correct 正)
The earth is correctly (used) for a dike.
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丐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to beg for alms, beggar
gài
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正
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Correct 正 with a hook 亅
His actions are correct, but like with a hook he gets people's money: The beggar.
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钙
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| calcium (chemistry, Ca)
gài
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金
正
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Left: metal 钅, right: beggar, alms 丐 (His actions are correct 正, but like with a hook 亅 he gets people's money: The beggar.)
(An alkaline earth metal, but not silvery). The metal for poor persons/beggars, is the calcium.
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淀
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sediment, deposits, precipitate
diàn
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氵
宀
正
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Left: water 氵, right: to settle, to fix 定 (Under the roof 宀, everything is correct 正, if things are settled.)
For water that is covered, it is correct (normal) to form a sediment.
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赋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| taxation, bestow on, endow with, poetic essay
fù
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贝
武
正
弋
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Left: money 贝/貝, right: military 武 (correct 正 sabers 弋 for the military)
The money for the military are the: taxes.
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怔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| terrified, to stare blankly, startled
zhēng
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忄
正
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Left: feeling 忄, right: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.)
The feeling that I have to make it (always absolutely) correct, is being: terrified.
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焉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| where, how
yān
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正
鳥
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Top: correct 正, bottom: variation of bird 鳥 (without head)
Is it correct, that the bird has no head: How? Where?
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婿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| son-in-law
xù
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女
疋
正
月
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Left: woman 女, right: 胥 (var. of correct/proper 正, body 月)
The woman wants a "proper body" as son-in-law.
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绽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to burst open, rend, open seam
zhàn
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糸
宀
正
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: to settle, to determine 定 (Under the roof 宀, everything is correct 正, if things are settled.)
(When the tension becomes too big:) The thread determines when it will burst open.
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嫣
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JLPT no HSK |
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| beautiful, sweet, captivating, engaging
yān
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女
正
鳥
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Left: woman 女, right: where, how 焉 (Is it correct 正, that the bird 鳥 has no head: How? Where?)
The woman does it correctly when being like a bird: captivatingly beautiful.
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胥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| all, together, mutually, assist, to store
xū
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肉
疋
正
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Top: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct), below: bodypart 月/肉
The correct bodies assist each-other mutually.
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漩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| eddy
xuán
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氵
旋
方
正
疋
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Left: water 氵, right: turn, revolve 旋 (The side 方 of the lying person is okay 正, but he has to be turned [because of bed sores?])
Water, that revolves is an eddy.
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罡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| stars of the Big Dipper
gāng
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网
正
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Top: 罒 (here: 3 stars ロ next to each other), bottom: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct)
The three (stars) are correct if the show the: Big Dipper.
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