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clan/maiden name;
surname
root, a totem pole, or man's genitals |
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paper
thread [si] + root/surname (shi)
the threads of fibers are the root of paper-making |
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foundation;
dot [zhu] + root/surname (shi)
to put an accent on the root of the foundation |
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low, to lower
person [ren] + foundation/lowest level (di)
when a person is forced to stand and wait on the lowest level his status is really low |
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(the) people, citizen
a clan (with a flag) so large that it represent almost all the people |
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dusk, dark,
muddle-headed
root/surname (shi) + sun (ri)
sun is setting down behind a totem pol creating a dusk and bringing the dark |
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marriage, wedding
woman (nu) + faint/dark (hun)
it's an old tradition, still seen today, that a woman is escorted at dusk to her new home after the marriage |
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