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big, large, huge, great
a person with all limbs spread out showing how big he is |
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man, husband
one (yi) + person/big (da)
a big person plus a hairpin in his bun symbolizes a grown man |
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sky, heaven
one (yi) + person/big (da)
a person (大) standing under the vast sky (一); the line above is the horizon stretching infinitely |
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great, extreme(ly)
too; very
person/big (da) + dot (zhu)
a big man + a dot symbolizes something great or extremely big |
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state, condition;
attitude
great (tai) + heart (xin)
when a heart (心) reacts to something "too (太)" extreme it changes visibly its attitude (态) |
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(be)cause, reason
enclose [wei] + heart (xin)
a person is boxed a prison because of a good reason |
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kindness, grace, favor
cause (yin) + heart (xin)
a heart will always find a cause for kindness |
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<exclamation>
questioning, puzzled or acknowledgment
mouth (kou) + favor (en)
questioning and asking why kindness shows surprise or exclamation |
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