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围
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to encircle, to surround, enwrapped
wéi
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囗
韦
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Left: enclosure 囗, right: soft leather 韦/韋 (Two layers 二 are separated with a special sword 刀 to make leather.)
(Think of a shoe 鞋) It makes it enclosed by leather, to be well encircled.
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违
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to disobey, to violate, to separate, to go against
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辶
韦
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Left: movement 辶, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather.)
(Cutting is destructive:) If two parts 二 are cut apart with the movement 辶 of the sword 刀 is disobedient.
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伟
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| imposing, great, mighty, magnificent
wěi
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亻
韦
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Left: person 亻, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)
(Clothing made of linen or similar was for ordinary people.) A person in leather appears imposing.
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纬
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| latitude, woof (horizontal thread in weaving), weft
wěi
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糸
韦
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather - here: three horizontal 三 weft and a warp 丨 at the loom)
The thread as a weft is horizontal like the latitude. (longitude = 经)
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讳
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| taboo word, to avoid mentioning, concealing
huì
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讠
韦
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Left: word 讠/言, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)
If a word is analysed up like leather, then it becomes: a taboo.
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韧
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| resilient, tenacious, tough
rèn
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韦
刃
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Left: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather.), right: blade of a sword 刃
Leather and blades should be resilient.
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韦
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JLPT no HSK |
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| soft leather
wéi
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韦
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Top: two layers 二, below: sword 刀, with it's blade 丨 drawn upwards between the layers
Two layers are separated with the sword's blade to produce leather.
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苇
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JLPT no HSK |
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| reed, rush, Phragmites communis
wěi
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艹
韦
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Top: plant 艹, right: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)
The plant that is cut in a bundle (in a pair of two 二) with the knife 刀 is the: reed.
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韬
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JLPT no HSK |
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| bow case or scabbard, to hide, military strategy
tāo
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韦
舀
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Left: leather 韦 (Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather), right: 舀 (hand reaching down 爫, mortar 臼)
Made of leather and something 爫 peeks out from the mortar-like: Bow case.
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韩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| Korea, esp. South Korea 大韩民国
hán
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早
韦
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Left: sunrise (sun 日 rises between plants 艹, here: east of the center [= China], because sun rises eastern), right: leather 韦(Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)
Eastern (of the center) where they make leather, is Korea.
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