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ChiCha09 - body - 027-030
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01/28/2025

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Term

27) 身

shen

Definition

body

a side profile of a pregnant woman's body

Term

27ax) 尚

shang

Definition
reverence; still, yet
Term

27a) 躺

tang

Definition

lie down

pregnant woman/body (shen) + reverence (shang)

a pregnant woman who deserves to be revered and respected gets to lie down

Term

27bx) 寸

cun

Definition

joint; inch

hand

Term

27b) 射

she

Definition

shoot

pregnant woman/body (shen) + hand/joint (cun)

the hand draws the bow back, curving it like a body of a pregnant woman, ready for shooting

Term

27c) 谢

xie

Definition

thank

word (yan) + shoot (she)

a word of thanks has to be aimed well, like an arrow shot at a target

Term

28) 心

xin

Definition

heart

in other characters it symbolizes emotion or characteristics

Term

28ax) 囟

xin

Definition

top of head;

fontanel

Term

28a) 思

si

Definition

think

head/fontanel (xin) + heart (xin)

when the head works alongside the heart - one thinks

Term

28x1) 相

xiang

Definition
each other; mutually
Term

28x1-11d*) 想

xiang

Definition

think

each other (xiang) + heart (xin)

to think - with a full heart - about each other

Term

28x2-5*) 亡

wang

Definition

die

a person who usually stands up straight is considered hunched over and dead

Term

28-x2-5a*) 忘

wang

Definition

forget

die (wang) + heart (xin)

memories of a dead loved one breaks the heart, so it is best to forget

Term

28x3-26*) 自

zi

Definition

self

nose

Term

28x3-26b*) 息

xi

Definition

rest

self/nose (zi) + heart (xin)

everything rests but the nose and heart

Term

28bx) 丿

pie

Definition
line
Term

28b) 必

bi

Definition

must

heart (xin) + line (pie)

a secret buried deep within one's heart must be kept

Term

28p79) 忄

xin

Definition

heart

alternative character; it takes this shape when used as a RADICAL placed on the left of a character

Term

28cx) 生

sheng

Definition
be born
Term

28c) 性

xing

Definition

nature

heart(xin) + be born (sheng)

something that comes out of one's heart is its nature

Term

28dx) 夬

guai

Definition
open
Term

28d) 快

kuai

Definition

quick; pleased

heart(xin) + open (guai)

a pleased heart opens up quickly 

Term

28e) 曼

man

Definition

Man; insult

long-drawn-out

hood (mao) + eye (mu) + hand/again (you)

Term

28f) 慢

man

Definition

slow, sluggish; rude

heart(xin) + long-drawn-out (man)

a lazy heart takes a long time to wake up slowly 

Term

29) 骨

gu

Definition

bone

bones with meat are still bones;

'gua' means bones without the surrounding meat

Term

29ax) 氵

shui

Definition
water
Term

29a) 滑

hua

Definition

slippery

water (shui) + bone (gu)

water on the bone means the meat is oily - and oily bones are slippery

Term

29bx) 豊

feng

Definition
abundant
Term

29b) 体

ti

Definition

body

person (ren) + root (ben)

the root of a person is his healthy body

Term

30) 歹

dai

Definition

bad, wicked

broken bones with no flesh;

alongside another character it means 'death' & 'disaster'

Term

30ax) 匕

bi

Definition

dagger; ladle

old person

Term

30a) 死

si

Definition

die

broken bone/bad (dai) + old-person/ladle (bi)

broken bones on an old man means that he will die

Term

30bx) 刂

dao

Definition
knife
Term

30b) 列

lie

Definition

arrange

dead/bad (dai) + knife (dao)

take a knife to cut up a dead animal to arrange the meat

Term

30c) 例

li

Definition

example

person (ren) + arrange (lie)

a senior gives example on how to cut up and arrange pieces of carcass

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