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hair
soft hair on a plant or a person |
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must, have to
hair/decoration (shan) + head/page (ye)
decorations on pages of manuscript was a MUST;
men were expected to grow hair on their faces like mustaches |
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color
pick (cai) + decorate/hair (shan)
to pick the leaves and create colors to dye material for decoration |
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| sunlight, scene, sunshine |
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shadow, photo, movie
shadow of a large building |
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participate, take part in
accessory (si) + person/big (da) + decorate/hair (shan)
when taking part in a party, a noble lady decorates here hair with an accessory |
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yield, produce, give birth
a man standing on top of a cliff signifies a hero who has survived many trials; a mother who gave birth always wishes that her child will become such a person |
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accomplished,
man of virtue and ability
give birth/produce (chan) + hair/decoration (shan)
an accomplished man deserves to bear a beard since he produces the most decorative fur |
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颜, 脸, 面, 向
yan, lian, mian, xiang |
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face
facial appearance / physical face / (sur)face / direction
a beard grows on the face
virtuous men grew long beards on their face |
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