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ChiCha090 - Person - Shape of a person - corpse
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Language - Chinese
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02/28/2025

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Term

shi

Definition

corpse

this is the sitting position of a corpse in an ancient grave

Term

mao

Definition

lush (bujan), dense

an ax as an pruning tool for cutting plants thus creating vegetative density

Term

zhan

Definition

to spread out,

to unfold/fold out

corpse (shi) + shroud/clothing [symbol]

a corpse is covered with a shroud that has been unfolded to exhibit its curled shape

Term

尼 

ni / seng

Definition

Buddhist nun, monk

corpse (shi) + person/spoon (bi)

a corpse buried with a ladder proves that this person was a Buddhist nun

Term

yun

Definition
cloud
Term

ne

Definition

<question particle>

mouth (kou) + nun (ni)

a nun with a mouth wide open questioning what happens; at the end of sentence to mark a question

Term

ceng

Definition

layer; floor; level

building frame/house/corpse (shi) + cloud (yun)

a cloud has layers, a house has floors, while there are levels of analysis

Term

zhi

Definition

to arrive, to reach

extreme, utmost

from the sky to the ground a bird arrives with utmost speed

Term

wu

Definition

house, room, shelter

roof/corpse (shi) + arrive (zhi)

to arrive under a roof where one can take a big rest - that's a house of repose

Term

wo

Definition

to grasp/hold/grip

hand [shou] + house (wu)

man's hand in his own house will always try to grasp the opportunity to overtake the control

Term

gu

Definition
ancient
Term

ju

Definition

to reside, to dwell

to live

house/corpse (shi) + ancient (gu)

corpses used to be buried inside ancient houses where a family would reside generation after generation

Term

ju

Definition

to rely on;

according to; basis evidence

hand (shou) + reside (ju)

to build by hand a place where to live is an evidence  how one can rely on his own skills

Term

shua

Definition

to brush/scrub/swipe

corpse (shi) + towel (jin) + knife (dao)

a corpse is brush and scrub-cleaned with a knife and towel

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