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sunset, sinking 莫
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Picture of a sunset: The sun 日 sets beween plants 艹,艹. The very similar radical  stands for sunrise. This seems bizarre, but can be argued based on the characters for morning 朝 in comparison to evening 暮. |
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慕
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admire, to envy, to adore
mù Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大), bottom: heart 心 [sunrise is: 旦 or  ]
(a romantic sunset?) Having the sinking sun in your heart is [a feeling of] admiration. |
莫
心
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模
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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model, mold, matrix, standard, norm, to imitate
mó, mú Left: tree 木, right: negative 莫 (to sink/go down: sunset 日 between plants 艹, 艹= 大) [To compare: sunrise is: 旦 or ]
Wood is used as a 'negative'-mold for making a standard model. |
木
莫
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旦
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dawn, morning, day-break
dàn Above: sun 日, below: horizontal line 一 for horizon [Sunset is: 莫]
When the sun appears above the horizon it's dawn. |
日
旦
莫
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幕
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curtain, screen, canopy, tent
mù Top: negative 莫 (to sink/go down: sunset 日 between plants 艹,艹= 大) [sunrise is: 旦 or ], bottom: cloth 巾
Sinking cloth is a curtain. |
莫
巾
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摸
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to feel with the hand, to touch, to grope
mō Left: hand 扌, right: negative 莫 (to sink/go down: sunset 日 between plants 艹 =大) [sunrise is: 旦 or ]
The hand can, after sunset, only feel. |
扌
莫
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漠
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desert, unconcerned, indifferent, apathetic
mò Left: water 氵, right: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大) [sunrise is: 旦 or ]
(Low groundwater level) When the water has sunk, it turns into: a desert. |
氵
莫
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寞
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lonely, lonesome
mò Top: roof 宀, below: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大)
Behind the roof the sunset happens, and it becomes lonely. |
宀
莫
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墓
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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grave, tomb, mausoleum
mù Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: plant 艹, sun 日, plant 艹 [sun setting between plants]), bottom: earth 土
Sinking among plants into the earth: into the grave. |
莫
土
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膜
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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membrane, film
mó Left: part of body 月/肉, right: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹,艹=大) [Here: 艹 as 2x10 parts, 日 as image of a membrane and 大 as one big part]
The part of the body where there are 20 [small] parts on one side and one large part on the other, is: the membrane 日. |
肉
莫
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莫
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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negative, nobody, do not, there is none who
mò From top: Plant 艹, sun 日, plant 艹 [not 大 "large"] - Together: The sun goes down between plants: Sunset
The sunset is perceived negatively. |
莫
艹
大
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隙
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crack, crevice, gap or interval, discord, rift
xì Left: hill 阝, right: sun 日 with rays to all directions: 小 小
(It causes a shadow:) The hill causes, when the sun is shining to all directions: a crack or gap. |
阝
莫
小
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暮
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evening, sunset, one's old age
mù Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大), bottom: sun 日
At this sinking sun, the sun stands for: evening. |
莫
日
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摹
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to imitate, to copy
mó Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大), bottom: hand 手
(Made of wood is the negative mold 模) and the hand makes with it: an imitation. |
莫
手
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蓦
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suddenly, unexpectedly, leap on or over
mò Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大), bottom: horse 马/馬
The sunset is (fast as) a horse and comes suddenly. |
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马
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谟
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plan, to practice
mó Left: word 讠/言, right: negative 莫 The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大)
With the words, we should, until sunset, have planned it. |
讠
莫
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蟆
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toad, toad
má, ma Left: insect 虫, right: negative 莫 The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大)
The 'insect, that becomes active at sunset, is the toad. |
虫
莫
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募
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to enlist, to recruit, to collect, to raise
mù Top: negative 莫 (sink, go down: The sun 日 is setting between plants 艹, 艹= 大), bottom: strength, force 力
With declining forces, (new troops) need to be recruited. |
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力
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