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temple,
Buddhist monastery
soil () + hand/joint [cun]
a joint effort of hands on a sacred soil build a temple |
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to hold, grasp;
maintain, uphold
hand (shou) + temple (si)
one's hand should hold nothing while entering a temple;
to hold a sacred soil in a hand |
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cow, ox, bovine
bull's head with horns
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special, unique
a bull is offered to a temple for a special sacrificial ritual |
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rank, level, grade;
wait; etc
bamboo (zhu) + temple (si)
in temples Buddhist teachings were written on slices of bamboo, ranked according their importance; one waits in line, like stacked bamboo |
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time; season
sun (ri) + hand/joint (cun)
the length of the shadow on a sun dial/hand was measured by a finger joint to tell the time |
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