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ChiCha106 - Title - Social - subject
Discover their Hidden Meanings
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Language - Chinese
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02/28/2025

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Term

chen

Definition

minister, official, vassal, courtier

side way's version of 目 - a bulging wide open eye, suggesting an official looking down at the subordinates who are kneeling in an act of submission

Term

you

Definition

(once) again

hand

Term

mi

Definition

(fine) silk, thread

纟 in simplified form

The "knots" (丷) at the bottom symbolizes tied silk strands, while 纟represents thread in motion

 

Term

jin

Definition

tight, tense; urgent

harden (qian) + thread (si)

a hand (又) is gripping a minister (臣) by his silk skirt and belt, so that the loose threads (糸) could be urgently tighten (like tuning a string instrument to the perfect tension)

Term

tu

Definition
earth, dust, soil
Term

jian

Definition

firm, strong, solid

hard, resolute

harden (qian) ??? + soil (tu)

a hand is pressing a kneeling minister into the earth to prove who is strong, hard, firm and resolute 

臤 (firm, resilient) represents the human willpower combined with the earth as the ultimate foundation, and the solidity

Term

qian

Definition

firm, resilient

a hand (又) gripping the neck or arm of a kneeling person (臣), suggesting physical restraint (like subduing someone), or steadfastness (holding firm under pressure) when a hand (又) is pressing a kneeling minister (臣), it wants to prove its firmness 

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