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9-11 pm
this character takes the shape of an animal's skeleton; when coupled with other characters, it means bone/frame |
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carve, cut;
moment, a quarter (of an hour)
bone (hai) + knife (dao)
carved (with a knife) writing on a bone |
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should
word (yan) + bone (hai)
literally 'a word within a bone' - a warning that should be heeded |
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child
child (zi) + bone (hai)
bones of a child can be felt under the skin because young children are yet to gain much fat and muscle |
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cough
mouth (kou) + bone (hai)
coughing is so hard on the body
that the whole frame shakes |
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