Meaning |
reason, cause 由
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Explanation |
First, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.
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Used in these characters:
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邮
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| mail, postal, post (office)
yóu
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由
⻏
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Left: reason, cause 由 (The sprout/seedling 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.), right: village⻏
The reason is (in the distance to the) village, why we send it by mail.
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油
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| oil, fat, grease
yóu
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氵
由
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Left: water 氵, right: reason 由 (The sprout/seedling 丨 in the field 田 has its reason)
Water is with reason no oil.
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抽
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to pull out, draw out, to remove part of the whole
chōu
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扌
由
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Left: hand 扌, right: reason 由 (The sprout/seedling 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
The hand takes the sprout/seedling 丨 from the field to pull it out.
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由
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| reason, cause, to follow, due to
yóu
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由
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A rice field 田 with a sprouting plant 丨
The sprout/seedling in the field has its: reason.
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聘
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| employment, hiring
pìn
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耳
由
丂
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Left: ear 耳, right: 甹 (reason 由 = The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.), winding seaweed 丂 [here: number 5])
The ear has heard that there is a reason for the five: employments.
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届
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to become due, period, session, scheduled event
jiè
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尸
由
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Left: buttock seen from the side 尸, right: cause/reason 由 (The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
This buttock is the cause of the session that became due.
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曲
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| bending, bent, crooked, wrong, melody, tune
qū, qǔ
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曰
由
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Shows a field 田 with two growing plants II.
The plants in the field are bending according to a melody. (Or: Two flutes 笛 play a melody.)
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庙
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| temple, ancestral shrine, temple fair
miào
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广
由
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Left: building 广, right: reason 由 (The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
The building where you go to with a real reason is: the temple.
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袖
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sleeve, to tuck inside one's sleeve
xiù
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衣
由
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Left: clothes/cloth 衤/衣, right: reason 由 (The seedling /sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason)
If the cloth has something "sprouting" out (like a seedling 丨), it is: the sleeve.
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宙
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| universe, cosmos
zhòu
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宀
由
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Top: roof 宀, below: reason/cause 由 (Here: a rocket丨starting from a rice field 田)
Towards 'the roof' the rocket is starting from the field into the universe.
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轴
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JLPT no HSK |
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| axis, axle, pivot, rotational bearing
zhóu, zhòu
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车
由
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Left: vehicle 车 (車= cart with axle丨 load-area 日 wheels 二), right: reason 由 (The sprout/seedling 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.), Here: axis 丨 in a bearing 臼
A vehicle with axis and pivot.
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釉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| glaze (of porcelain)
yòu
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釆
由
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Left: 釆 (emphasis ノ and rice 米), right: reason 由 (The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason) (here: 由 as waterless oil 油)
Using emphasized rice and waterless oil, you make a glaze.
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迪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to inspire, give guidance, enlighten, instruct
dí
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辶
由
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Left: movement 辶, right: reason 由 (The sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
(Movements without a reason is a meaningless fooling-around. - But:) A movement with a reason, can inspire you.
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铀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| uranium (chemistry, U)
yóu
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金
由
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: cause, reason 由 (The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
The metal that breaks like a sprout 丨 out of its husk 田 is: uranium.
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笛
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JLPT no HSK |
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| flute
dí
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竹
由
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Top: bamboo 竹, below: reason 由 (.. for the field with a sprouting plant), here: 由 as a flute | with hands E ヨ at the sides.
Bamboo is used for this flute.
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