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king
compared to a scholar, king's ax is mightier
Three Horizontals (三) represent Heaven, Humanity, and Earth; with the vertical stroke (I) the king unites all three realms as a mediator. |
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white
a white small spot in the sun |
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emperor, royal
white (bai) + king (wang)
a white sunlit crown on the king's head embodies the Mandate of Heaven for the coronation of a new emperor |
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country, state, nation
enclose [wei] + king (wang) + people [symbol]
a boundary, a king and his jade-precious people are three components of a country |
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inside, village
0,5 km
after the soil is divided into fields, one can talk about a village inside the borders of the farmlands
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reason, logic
(inner) principle
jade/king (yu) + village/inside (li)
Jade artisans examines the veins in jade to reveal hidden patterns inside - just as a king seeks reason and logic to efficiently rule over many villages |
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not
root of a plant will not spring above the ground |
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ring, loop,
to surround/encircle
jade/king (yu) + not (bu)
NOT a single king would decline a jade-ring a symbol of a "sacred loop" |
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