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horn 角
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to break up, unravel, to separate, solution, to melt
jiě, jiè, xiè
角
刀
牛
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Left: horn/corner 角 (Image of a horn with head of an animal), right: sword 刀, cow 牛
The horn is cut by a sword from a cow: This is a "breaking up".
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角
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| horn, angle, corner
jiǎo, jué
角
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Image of an animal's head with a horn.
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嘴
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| nozzle, mouth, beak, spout (of teapot etc)
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Left: mouth 口, right: 觜 (stop 止, sitting person 匕), corner, horn 角 (image of the horn of an animal)
This 'mouth' can stop the outlet, has to sit well and is made of horn: the nozzle/mouth.
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确
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| sure, certain, authenticated, real
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Left: stone 石 (At the cliff 厂 is a stone 口), right: corner, angle, horn 角 (image of a horn with head of an animal)
The stone hits the corner. Surely!
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触
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to touch, sensing, to make contact with sth
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Left: horn, angle 角 (image of a horn with head of an animal), right: insect 虫
The "horns" (= antennas) of insects are for touching and sensing.
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懈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| lax, relaxed, negligent
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Left: feelings 忄, right: solution 解 (A horn 角 was cut by a sword 刀 from that cow 牛: It that a solution?)
Feelings can be a solution, if you take it lax/relaxed.
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蟹
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JLPT no HSK |
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Top: solution 解 (A horn 角 was cut by a sword 刀 from that cow 牛: Is that a solution?), bottom: insect 虫
It has a horn (= the shell) and with it claws 刀 it can pinch a cow. This 'insect' is: the crab.
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