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life 生
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生
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| life, to be born, to grow, raw/uncooked
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Accent/emphasis ノ (here: a twig) at a growing plant  /丰 [cf. abundant 丰]
The twig at the growing plant stands for life.
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星
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| star, planet
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Top: sun 日, bottom: live 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life.)
(Due to their movement in the night sky) Suns that live are the stars.
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姓
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| family name, surname
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Left: woman 女, right: life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life.)
The woman lives under her family name.
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性
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| personality, nature, character, sexuality, gender
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Left: feeling 忄, right: life/birth 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life.)
Feelings you have at your birth determine your personality.
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胜
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| victory, success, to beat, to defeat, to surpass
shèng, shēng
肉
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: life/birth 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life)
If the body is full of life, it will succeed.
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牲
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| domestic animal, pet
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Left: cow 牛, right: life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life)
A cow has the live of a: domestic animal.
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隆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| intense, prosperous, to swell, to bulge
lōng, lóng
阝
夂
生
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Left: hill 阝, right: upturned-foot, crossed-legs 夂, one 一, life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life.)
Sitting on a hill with crossed legs and my one life looks: intense & prosperous.
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甥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| nephew
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Left: life, birth 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for life.), right: man, male 男 (In the rice field 田 is the strength 力 male.)
The born man is the: nephew.
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窿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| cavity, hole
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Top: hole, cavity 穴, below: intense, prosperous 隆 (Sitting on a hill 阝 with upturned 夂 feet, the one 一 life 生 looks intense & prosperous)
A hole, that is intense, is a: cavity.
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笙
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JLPT no HSK |
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| reed mouth organ with various flutes
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Top: bamboo 竹, below: life 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant stands for the life.)
Bamboo gets lifely as a mouth organ.
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