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excellent, outstanding 秀
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A rice plant 禾 as plump as a pregnant belly 乃 is excellent. (乃 is considered a pregnancy belly because it is used in pregnent 怀孕 [huái yùn] where a child comes out of it).
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Used in these characters:
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秀
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| outstanding, excellent, handsome, graceful
xiù
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秀
禾
乃
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Top: rice plant 禾, bottom: therefore, thus 乃 (pregnancy belly in side view)
Rice plants as big as a pregnancy belly are: outstanding!
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透
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to penetrate, to pass through, soak, thoroughly
tòu
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辶
秀
禾
乃
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Left: movement 辶, right: excellent 秀 (Grain plants 禾 big as a plump pregnancy belly 乃: excellent!)
This movement was excellent and penetrating.
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绣
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to embroider, embroidery
xiù
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糸
秀
乃
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: outstanding 秀 (Grain plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!)
Threads are outstanding in: an embroidery.
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诱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to entice, lure, attract, induce, tempt
yòu
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讠
秀
乃
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Left: word 讠/言, right: outstanding 秀 (Grain plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!) [cf. pregnancy 孕, where a child 子 comes out of that womb 乃]
With words that are outstanding, you can: entice.
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锈
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to corrode, to rust
xiù
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金
秀
乃
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: outstanding 秀 (Rice plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!)
Metal is outstanding, but it corrodes.
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