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ChiCha11 - hand - 033-034
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01/28/2025

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Term

33) 爪

zhao

Definition

claw

nail

a hand with long fingernails like claws

Term

33a) 爰

yuan

Definition

therefore

claw/hand/nail (zhao) + 2 boundary lines (symbol) + line (pie) + hand/again (you)

the hand of someone by the water and the hand of someone in the water are tied with a rope; therefore, the drowning person will be saved  by pulling 

Term

33bx) 日

ri

Definition
Sun, Japan, day
Term

33b) 暖

nuan

Definition

warm

sun (ri) + pull/therefore (yuan)

pull the sun closer to feel warm

Term

33cx) 巴

ba

Definition

hope

child

Term

33c) 爬

pa

Definition

creep, crawl

claw/hand/nail (zhao) + child/hope (ba)

a small child is crawling on his hands

Term

33d) 采

cai

Definition

pick, collect

 claw/hand/nail (zhao) + tree (mu)

to pick a tree's young shoots or fruit by hand

Term

33ex) 艹

cao

Definition
grass
Term
33e) 菜
Definition

dish, vegetables

grass (cao) + pick (cai)

vegetables are plants picked by hand

Term

33x) 彡

shan

Definition

hair

decorate

Term

33x-8b*) 彩

cai

Definition

color

pick (cai) + decorate/hair (shan)

pick up leaves of a tree to create different colors to dye material for decoration

Term

33xx) 瓜

gua

Definition

melon

a fruit hanging on the hands of a tree

 

Term

34) 又

you

Definition

(once) again

when part of a more complicated character, it means hand

Term
34x) 耳
Definition
Term

34x) 耳

er

Definition
ear
Term

34x-10b*) 取

qu

Definition

take, get

ear (er) + hand/again (you)

victorious soldiers took the ears of fallen enemies and carried them in their hands

Term

34ax) 扌

shou

Definition
hand
Term

34axx) 卩

jie

Definition

person

kneel

Term

34a) 报

bao

Definition

announce;

report, newspaper

hand/again (you) + kneel/person (jie) + hand/again (you)

announcements are made through newspapers

Term

34bx) 舟

zhou

Definition

boat

 

Term

34b) 服

fu

Definition

serve; clothes

boat (zhou) + kneel/person (jie) + hand/again (you)

you force a man to kneel and keep him in your ship making him serving you in special clothes

Term

34cx) 亦

yi

Definition

also

decorated trumpets

Term

34c) 变

bian

Definition

change

decorated trumpets (yi) + hand/again (you)

servants blew trumpets and beat drums with their hands to announce a huge change

Term

34y) 欠

qian

Definition
yawn
Term

34y-23c) 欢

huan

Definition

joyous, happy; joyful

hand/again (you) + yawn (qian)

a joyous welcome with hands wide open and mouth open as yawning

Term

34d) 友

you

Definition

friendly

hand (you) + hand/again (you)

two overlapping hands mean cooperation; a friend offers a hand when one is in need

Term

34ex) 爫

zhao

Definition

nail

hand

Term

34e) 爱

ai

Definition

love

hand/nail (zhao) + cover (mi) + friend (you)

Term

34f) 发

fa

Definition

send (out); hair

both feet (symbols) + hand (you) + hand/again (you)

a hairy man with both feet apart, a bow in one hand and a spear in another hand, ready to "send" a war message

Term

34gx) 氵

shui

Definition
water
Term

34g) 汉

han

Definition

Chinese;

Han Dynasty

water (shui) + hand/again (you)

the Han originated from around Hanshui River and established Chinese culture

Term

34hx) 隹

zhui

Definition

short-tailed bird

 

Term

34h) 难

nan

Definition

difficult

hand/again (you) + bird (zhui)

it is difficult for a bird to use its wings as hands

Term

34i) 双

shuang

Definition

pair

hand/again (you) + hand/again (you)

to hold a pair of birds in both hands

Term

34j/k) 假 / 借

jia / jie

Definition

borrow(jie); fake; vacation; borrow

mine (symbol) + mined mineral (symbol) + hand/again (you)

man's hand mining a valuable metals in a mine; a philosophical interpretation: the metals are borrowed from nature; a fake beauty - created with jewels borrowed from nature; a vacation is a borrowed time

Term

34l) 叟

sou

Definition

old man

torch (symbol) + hand/again (you)

old man searching with a torch in his hands

Term

34m) 瘦 / 瘦弱

shou / shouruo

Definition

thin; emaciated*

 

*abnormally thin, especially because of illness or a lack of food

sick (chuang) + old man (sou)

sick old man becomes very thin or emaciated 

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