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fang, tusk 牙
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| Explanation |
Side view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
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Used in these characters:
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穿
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| pierce, pass through, to dress, to wear, to thread
chuān
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穴
牙
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Top: cavity, hole 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), below: tusk 牙 (= an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ)
(Think of sewing your clothes:) You make a hole with a tusk [= the needle] to pierce (e.g. the cloth) such that you can wear it.
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牙
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| tooth, tusk, ivory
yá
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牙
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Side view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
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概
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| general, approximate
gài
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木
既
艮
牙
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Left: tree 木, right: previous/before 既 (It is 'not good' 艮 with a 'false tusk' 牙, that's already since, ..)
A tree and a not-good tusk (as drawn) are approximately in general (the same)?
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呀
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| (sound of surprise) ah!, oh!
yā, ya
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口
牙
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Left: mouth 口, right: tusk 牙 (elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ)
A mouth with a tusk, I am surprised: Oh!
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既
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| already, since, both... (and...)
jì
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既
艮
牙
无
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Left: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: (false tusk 牙)
It is not good with a false tusk, that's already since, ..
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雅
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| elegant
yǎ
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牙
隹
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Left: tusk 牙 (elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ), right: bird 隹
A tusk at a bird looks elegant.
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讶
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| astounded
yà
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讠
牙
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Left: word 讠/言, right: tusk 牙 (elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ)
With words (pointed like) a tusk, he astounded us.
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慨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| generous, sad
kǎi
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忄
既
艮
牙
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Left: feeling 忄, right: already, since 既 (It is 'not good' 艮 with a 'false tusk' 牙, that's already since, ..)
With feelings she is already rather generous.
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鸦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| crow, raven
yā
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牙
鳥
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Left: tusk 牙, right: bird 鸟/鳥 (bird with head 日, tail フ, and claws 灬)
(It has a big beak.) A 'tusk' at this bird: The crow.
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芽
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sprout, bud
yá
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艹
牙
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: tusk 牙 (elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ)
Both plants and tusks grow from a sprout.
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邪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| evil, demonic, iniquitous, nefarious
xié
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牙
⻏
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Left: tusk 牙 (Side view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ), right: village⻏
(Invasion of elephants?) A tusk in a village is evil.
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伢
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JLPT no HSK |
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| child (coll.), kid
yá
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亻
牙
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Left: person 亻, right: tusk 牙 (also: sprout, bud cf. 芽)
The person, who is a sprout, is a child.
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