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contract, treaty 约
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| Explanation |
The thread 糹/糸 at the ladle 勺 reminds to the contract/promise.
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Used in these characters:
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药
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| medicine, drug, cure
yào
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艹
约
糸
勺
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: promise, treaty 约 (The thread 糹/糸 at the ladle 勺 reminds to the promise.)
This plant gives the promise to be: medicine.
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约
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| contract, treaty, approximately
yāo, yuē
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约
糸
勺
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: ladle 勺
The thread at the ladle reminds to the contract.
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哟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Oh! (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation)
yo
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口
约
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Left: mouth 口, right: contract, agreement 约 (The thread 纟 at the ladle 勺 reminds to the contract.)
The mouth can (according to its contract) say "Oh!"
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