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ChiCha014 - Human body - Face - straightforward
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Language - Chinese
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02/25/2025

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Term

gen

Definition

straightforward, stubborn, tough

looking behind

Term

chi

Definition

walk;

step (with left foot)

Term

hen

Definition

very, quite

walk (chi) + look back/straightforward (gen)

one needs to walk very slowly while looking behind

Term

gen

Definition

root

a tree gets its firmness, stability and immovability from a root is firmly attached

Term

gen

Definition

heel; follow; and

foot (zu) + look back/straightforward (gen)

look back at your heels, which are the last part of the foot to move, always following, because it is connected with the rest of foot 

Term

yin

Definition

silver

gold/metal (jin) + look back/straightforward (gen)

silver is a tougher - and more prized - metal than gold

as a metal, silver represents stability and lasting value 

Term

zu

Definition
foot
Term

jin

Definition

metal

gold

Term

chuo

Definition

go

road + foot

Term

退

tui

Definition

retreat, step back

look back/straightforward (gen) + go (chuo)

retreating back till the stopping post 

Term

rou

Definition

meat, flesh

 

Term

tui

Definition

leg

meat (rou) + retreat (tui)

flesh is here to specify that the 'retreating' element relates to the body - hence legs

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