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ax; 5th in order
spear [ge] + line [pie]
broad-bladed ax on the top of the spear with a sharp blade |
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to become; to accomplish; to succeed; to finish
ax (wu) + something [symbol]
a ceremonial axe (戊) planted upright in the ground sending the message: "the battle is finished - mission accomplished - we succeed in winning the war" |
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city, city wall,
fortress
soil (tu) + accomplish (cheng)
when the wall of earth (土) is finished, a city becomes a fortress |
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salt-y(-ed); all
(preserved in salty water)
ax (wu) + one (yi) + mouth (kou)
if you lick 口 the ax 戊 after the battle it tastes salty (一) because it’s ALL covered in sweat or blood |
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to feel, to sense;
emotion, to affect
salty/all (xian) + heart (xin)
a heart is ALL about felling, and sensing, and emotions, which could affect even warriors |
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to shout, to yell
to call out
mouth (kou) + salty/all (xian)
ALL warriors with their bloody salty axes like to shout victoriously after battle |
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large ax
spear (ge) + round-shaped blade [symbol]
archaic version of the modern ax 钺 |
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to walk/run/leave
soil () + foot/stop (zhi)
foot likes to walk on the soil |
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to exceed/surpass to cross/climb over
run/walk (zou) + ax (yue)
Yue tribe from Southern China, well-known for their ax-wielding warriors, are walking and crossing the borderline and creating havoc - thus exceeding all the expectations |
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