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sprout 苗
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Used in these characters:
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猫
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| cat
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Left: wild animal 犭 (dog on the hind legs), right: seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)
(Cats like to hunt on fields watching mouse holes.) The animal at the seedlings is: a cat.
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描
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| depict, to copy, describe, to touch up
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Left: hand 扌, right: seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)
(The young shoots all look the same) The hand sets seedlings that copy each other. (= have the same depiction)
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苗
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| sprout, seedling, vaccine
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Top: plant 艹, below: field 田
(The tiny sprouts look like grass:) The 'grass' on the field are actually the seedlings.
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瞄
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to aim (with a weapon to a target)
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Left: eye 目, right: sprout, seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)
The eye is directed to the seedlings, which are aimed as a target (namely: to be fruitful).
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锚
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JLPT no HSK |
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: sprout, seedling 苗 (The 'grass' 艹 on the field 田 are actually the seedlings.)
The metal seedling is the: anchor.
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