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not good 艮
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| Explanation |
This 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good".
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Used in these characters:
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很
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| very (adverb of degree), quite, awfully
hěn
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彳
艮
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Left: to go 彳, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(With the invention of the wheel they said this?) "Walking is not good, ... very!"
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眼
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| eye, classifier for hollow things (wells, pots)
yǎn
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目
艮
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Left: eye 目, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
One eye (only) is not good, but it is still an eye.
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跟
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| heel, to follow closely, to go with
gēn
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足
艮
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Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(Most often it hurts here:) The foot is not good at the heel.
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根
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| root, basis, classifier for long slender objects (cigarettes)
gēn
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木
艮
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Left: tree 木, right: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(not usable as timber) The tree is not good at the roots. (... or if it is too slender)
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银
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| silver, silver-colored
yín
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金
艮
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Left: metal/gold 钅/金 (= Covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: "not good" 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(Gold would be better!) This metal is not good: It is only silver!
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腿
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| leg, lower extremities
tuǐ
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肉
退
辶
艮
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: retreat 退 (The movement 辶 is not good 艮 if it is a retreat.)
The part of the body that can be retreated is the leg.
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概
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| general, approximate
gài
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木
既
艮
牙
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Left: tree 木, right: previous/before 既 (It is 'not good' 艮 with a 'false tusk' 牙, that's already since, ..)
A tree and a not-good tusk (as drawn) are approximately in general (the same)?
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即
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| immediate, prompt, namely, to approach
jí
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艮
卩
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Left: simplification of "not good" 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: bent person 卩
Not good, this person should bow down: Immediately!
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既
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| already, since, both... (and...)
jì
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既
艮
牙
无
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Left: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: (false tusk 牙)
It is not good with a false tusk, that's already since, ..
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恨
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to hate, bitterness, to regret
hèn
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忄
艮
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Left: feeling 忄, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
Feelings are not good when they are hatred.
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退
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to retreat, to decline, to move back, to withdraw
tuì
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退
辶
艮
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Left: movement 辶, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
The movement is not good if it is a retreat.
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限
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| limit, bound
xiàn
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阝
艮
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Left: hill 阝, right: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
A hill is not good, because it is a limit(ation).
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艰
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| difficult, hard, hardship, terrible (task)
jiān
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又
艮
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Left: hand 又, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
With a hand, that is not good, it's difficult.
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恳
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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kěn
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艮
心
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Left: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), right: heart 心
A not-good heart is earnest.
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良
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| good, very, very much
liáng
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良
食
艮
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The same character 良 with a lid  would be food 食
Take the lid from the food: it looks good!
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痕
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| scar, traces
hén
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疒
艮
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Outside: disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
The disease was not good, it left scars and traces.
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慨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| generous, sad
kǎi
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忄
既
艮
牙
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Left: feeling 忄, right: already, since 既 (It is 'not good' 艮 with a 'false tusk' 牙, that's already since, ..)
With feelings she is already rather generous.
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狠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| fierce, vicious, heartless
hěn
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犭
艮
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Left: wild animal 犭, right: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
The wild animal is not good: It is fierce and vicious.
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卿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| high ranking official (old), honorific (old)
qīng
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卯
卵
艮
卩
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Outside: rabbit 卯 (Image of a rabbit's hole with a central passage and side chambers), inside: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
'Rabbit' is not good as an official honorific term.
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垦
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to cultivate, to reclaim (land)
kěn
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艮
土
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Top: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), bottom: earth 土
A 'not-good' earth needs to be: cultivated.
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褪
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to take off (clothes), to fade
tùn
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衣
退
辶
艮
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Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: to retreat, decline 退 (The movement 辶 is not good 艮 if it is a retreat.)
Clothes are 'retreated', when they are: taken off.
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唧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to splash, pump water, to whisper, to mutter
jī
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口
艮
卩
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Left: mouth 口, right: immediate, prompt 即 (Not good 艮, this person should bow 卩 down, immediately!)
The mouth is not good, when during 'bowing down' sth. is: splashing out.
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龈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to bite, to gnaw, gums (of the teeth)
kěn, yín
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齒
止
艮
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Left: tooth 齿/齒 (Below the nose 止 an open mouth 凵 with teeth 人), right: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
(They destroy something:) The teeth are not good when they: bite.
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