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person
a person crouching in a deep bow |
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adversity (nedaće), distress, disaster
cliff [an] + person (jie)
a person falling off a cliff is facing adversities |
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danger(ous), precarious
person [ren] + cliff (厂) + disaster (e)
a man on a cliff is can face adversities in a dangerous situation |
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evening, night, dusk
picture of a crescent moon |
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as if, winding
house (mian) + lying around (yuan)
at evening a person at home is rolling around safely as if he is comfortably in a womb |
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stone, rock
right
under a cliff there is a block of stone |
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bowl
stone (shi) + winding (wan)
a block of stone with a curved and a hollowed shape used as a bowl |
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to go, to leave
a focus is on a person moving away from a location
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retreat/step back
but, however,
to decline
go (qu) + knee/person (jie)
a man is leaving bowing down respectfully while he is stepping back - BUT refusing to turn his back and to retreat in a kneeling position |
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foot, leg
meat/flesh (rou) + go (qu) + kneel/person (jie)
flesh is added because for retreating or kneeling one needs his feet |
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festival, segment section, part;
to save/economize
joint
bamboo (zhu) + kneel/person (jie)
a bowing person with a long bamboo stick is trying to save his joints/knees during a festival |
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