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ChiCha104 - Title - Social - scholar
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Language - Chinese
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02/28/2025

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Term

shi

 

Definition

scholar; warrior

person standing upright and holding a weapon or a tool;

one who can count from one (-) to ten (+) is a scholar

Term

ji

Definition

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

Term

jie

Definition

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

Term

zhi

Definition

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

Term

sheng

Definition

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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