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scholar; warrior
a person standing upright and holding a weapon or a tool;
one who can count from one (-) to ten (+) is a scholar |
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auspicious, propitious
(good) luck(y)
warrior/scholar (shi) + mouth [symbol]
when a scholar says that the omens are auspicious (conducive to success; favorable) or propitious (giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable), the warriors are feeling lucky |
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to tie/knot;
to bear (fruit)
thread [si] + lucky (ji)
a scholar explains that when threads of the society are tied into the auspicious symbol of the Eternal knot, the warriors will be able to bear fruits of lucky times |
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ambition, determination, will
annals
warrior/scholar (shi) + heart (xin)
a scholar with his heart poured into recording annals has an ambition which could be equally matched with the will and determination of a warrior to be recorded in those annals |
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sound, voice;
tone;
reputation
ax/scholar (shi) + stone plate [symbol]
Trad. 聲 = 殸 (sound production) + 耳 (sound reception)
even a warrior with an ax hitting on a stone plate can make a sound |
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