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armor, shell 甲
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In the seedling, the root shoot 丨 bursts the armor/shell 田 (= 甲) - (And this gives the sprout丨 a reason 由.)
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Used in these characters:
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鸭
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| duck, male prostitute (slang)
yā
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甲
鳥
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Left: armor, shell 甲 (The seedling丨 cracks its shell/husk 田), right: bird 鸟/鳥 (= with head 日, tail フ, and claws 灬))
Hard as an armor is (the beak) of this bird: The duck.
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押
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to detain in custody, mortgage, to pawn
yā
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扌
甲
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Left: hand 扌, right: shell/armor 甲 (The seedling 丨 cracks its shell/husk 田)
The hand pushes into a "shell" when: detaining.
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甲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| armor, shell, fingernails
jiǎ
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甲
田
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It is shown a root-seedling 丨 with its shell/husk 田
The seedling cracks the shell. (but with a reason 由 which grows 丨 upwards.)
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匣
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JLPT no HSK |
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| box
xiá
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匚
甲
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Left: framing 匚, right: armor, shell 甲 (The seedling丨 cracks its shell/husk 田)
A framing needs a certain strength (=armor) to serve as a box.
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闸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| gear, brake, sluice, electric switch
zhá
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门
甲
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Outside: gate 门/門, inside: armor, shield 甲 (The seedling丨 cracks its shell/husk 田)
(It can be open or closed) The gate is like a switchable shielding, switchable just like: the gear of a gearbox.
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钾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| potassium
jiǎ
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金
甲
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: armor, shell 甲 (The root shoot 丨 cracks its shell/husk 田)
(when using as fertilizer:) The 'metal' that cracks the shell of the seedling: is potassium.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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At the page you get the memory phrases for learning the Chinese Hanzi. If you are learning the Japanese kanji, please follow this link. |
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