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西
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| west, the West, abbr. for Spain 西班牙
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This sign has some similarity with sun 日 combined with to strokes 儿, directing downwards. The upper line 一 is the horizon
Under the horizon the sun sinks at the sunset in the west.
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漂
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to float, to drift, to bleach, elegant
piāo, piǎo, piào
氵
票
西
示
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Left: water 氵, right: ticket 票 (In the west 覀/西 you show 示 your ticket.) [West: 西 = Below the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west]
On the water is a ticket and it is floating.
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要
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| a need, to demand, to request, must
yāo, yào
西
女
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Top: west 覀/西 (Under the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west.) [Here: 覀 as a handbag with a big handle], bottom: woman 女
A handbag is for women: a need.
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票
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| ticket, ballot, bank note, person held for ransom
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Top: west 覀/西 (Under the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west.), bottom: show 示 (image of an altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and dripping blood 八)
In the west you show your ticket.
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腰
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| waist, lower back, middle, loins
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: need/request 要 (A handbag 覀/西 is, what women 女 need.) [west 西 = Under the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west.]
(Asian women have less 'butt':) A body part of western 西 women is the waist.
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洒
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to sprinkle, to spray, to spill, to shed
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Left: water 氵, right: west 西 (Below the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west, but here: variant of rain 雨)
Water as 'rain' means to sprinkle.
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晒
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to dry in the sun, to sunbathe
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Left: sun 日, right: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west)
The sun in the west (= at the afternoon) is good for drying or a sunbath.
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牺
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sacrifice
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Left: cow 牛, right: west 西 (The sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west)
The cow sinks down like the sun at sunset in the west, when being: sacrificed.
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覆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to cover, to overturn, to reply a letter
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Top: west 西, bottom: to go 彳, repeat 复 (= Lying  or in sun 日 sitting cross-legged 夂 is to be repeated)
In the west they go repeatingly that everything is overturned and covered up.
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潭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pond, pool, pit, profound, depression
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Left: water 氵, right: 覃 (west 覀/西, early, fast 早)
The water in the west, you reach quickly, is the pond.
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贾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| merchant, to buy
gǔ, jiǎ
西
贝
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Top: west 西 (sun moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west), bottom: money 贝/貝
A bag (= 西) with a handle (= 一) from the west and money has the: merchant.
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粟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| millet, grain, goose pimples
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Top: west 覀/西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west.), bottom: rice 米
The 'western' rice is: millet.
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栖
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to perch, to rest (of birds), dwell, live, to stay
qī, xī
木
西
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Left: tree 木, right: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below horizon 一 at sunset in the west.)
At the tree with the evening-sun (= west side) is a good place to rest.
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茜
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia, munjeet
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below horizon 一 at sunset in the west)
The plant with the red (= the afterglow at sunset at the west) is the Indian madder .
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栗
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JLPT no HSK |
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| chestnut, afraid, trembling
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Top: west 西 (sun 日 moves 儿 below the horizon 一 at sunset in the west.), bottom: tree 木
There is a downward movement (falling chestnuts) at this tree: the chestnut.
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谭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| surname Tan
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Left: word 讠/言, right: reach to, spread to 覃 (west 覀/西, early 早)
The word has spread, that his name is 'Tan'.
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