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fertile tree 耒
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A tree 木 with many branches means: fertile.
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Used in these characters:
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籍
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| registry, book or record, membership, nationality
jí
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竹
耒
昔
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Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: 耤 (a tree 耒 used as a tally stick with many notches 丰, cut into to count things, right: old days 昔
Bamboo or tally sticks were in old days used as a registry.
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耕
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to plow, to till
gēng
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耒
井
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Left: 耒 (tree 木 with many branches), right: a well 井 (here: image of crossing plow lines)
For the plant to get many branches you need to plow.
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耗
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| decrease, to waste, squander, spend, wear and tear
hào
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耒
毛
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Left: 耒 (tree 木 with many branches), right: hair 毛
A tree as with hair shows its: decrease.
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藕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| root of lotus
ǒu
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艹
耒
禺
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: 耦 (tree with many branches 耒), scorpion 禺 (carapace 田, insect 虫 and long legs 冂)
The plant with the many branches at the scorpions is: the roots of lotus.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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