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tongue 舌
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话
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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spoken words, language, dialect, speech
huà Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: tongue 舌 (Thousands 千 mouths 口 with tongues)
"Words on the tongue" means: spoken words or language.
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讠
舌
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舒
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to stretch, to unfold, to relax, leisurely
shū Left: shows variant with tongue 舌 (better: cover [like a blanket] and old 古), right: give, bestow 予 (The bent person マ has a nail 丁 to give.)
The covered 'old' is given (granted the convenience) to stretch and relax.
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舌
予
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甜
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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sweet
tián Left: tongue 舌, right: sweet 甘 (A laughing mouth 廿 with sth. 一 in.)
On the tongue is sth. sweet that really is sweet.
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舌
甘
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刮
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to blow (of the wind), to scrape, to shave
guā Left: tongue 舌, right: knife 刂
You do it with the tongue: blowing, or with the knife: scraping.
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舌
刂
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乱
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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riot, confusion, disorder, arbitrary, upheaval
luàn Left: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues.), right: kneeling person 乚
If a tongue is 'twisted' like a kneeling person, it means: riot and confusion.
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舌
乚
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适
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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suitable, to fit proper, comfortable
shì Left: movement 辶, right: tounge 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues) ( 适 is the simplification of 適, which shows the "old emperor" = combination of old 古 and emperor 帝)
I emphasize ノ, the old 古 moves suitable / proper.
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辶
舌
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活
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to live, alive, workmanship
huó Left: water 氵, right: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues)
Water on the tongue gives life and vigor.
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氵
舌
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括
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to include, to enclose
kuò Left: hand 扌, right: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues.)
(At many actions) hands and tongue are included.
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扌
舌
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敌
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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enemy, hostile, rival
dí Left: tounge 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues), right: strike 攵/攴 (stick 卜 in hand 又)
(In war you need propaganda) With your tongue and a stick in your hand to fight the enemy.
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舌
攴
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舍
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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residence, to give up, to abandon, to give alms
shě, shè Top: cover , below: old 古
The special cover for myself 人 to become old, is my residence.
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舌
古
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辞
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to resign, dismiss, leave, refined language
cí Left: tongue 舌, right: hot/bitter 辛 (needle used for tattoo)
On the tongue it was too bitter: These words made me resign.
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舌
辛
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舌
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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tongue
shé Top: thousand 千, below: mouth 口
Thousands mouths with tongues.
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舌
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阔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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rich, wide, vast, broad, expansive
kuò Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: life, activity 活 (= water 氵on the tongue 舌)
When I leave out of the gate, I get activity in a rich vast way.
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门
氵
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舔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to lick, to (over-)lap
tiǎn Left: tongue 舌, right: 忝 (sky/heaven 天, heart 心)
The tongue, that appears like from heaven and (touches) the heart: by licking.
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舌
天
心
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恬
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quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful
tián Left: feelings 忄, right: tongue 舌
(He speaks in a very balanced and sensitive way:) With feelings in the tongue it becomes: quiet and calm.
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忄
舌
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