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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

90) 尸

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

90b) 尼

ni

Definition

Buddhist nun

corpse (shi) + person/spoon (bi)

a nun is a person in so deep meditation that it resembles a corpse

Term

90dx) 云

yun

Definition
cloud
Term

90c) 呢

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

90d) 层

ceng

Definition

layer; level; floor

house/corpse (shi) + cloud (yun)

a cloud is layered, while a house has many floors 

Term

90ex) 至

zhi

Definition
arrive
Term

90e) 屋

wu

Definition

house

house/corpse (shi) + arrive (zhi)

to build a house in the spot where the arrow landed

Term

90f) 握

wo

Definition

grasp, grip, hold

hand [shou] + house (wu)

a firm hand in one's own house grasp control of the situation 

Term

90gx) 古

gu

Definition
ancient
Term

90g) 居

ju

Definition

reside, live

house/corpse (shi) + ancient (gu)

an ancient house where one can reside for a long time

Term

90h) 据

ju

Definition

act in accordance; fortified

hand (shou) + reside (ju)

in a fortified home one can reside without having trembling hands   

Term

90i) 刷

shua

Definition

brush

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

a corpse is brush-cleaned with a knife and towel

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