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predict, foretell; divine, divination
depicting cracks in heated turtle shells used for divination |
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to occupy/ posses
to divine, predict
divination 卜 [bǔ] + mouth 口16[kǒu]
a crack (卜) are interpreted (口) by shamans who are "claiming" land via divination thus approving a military occupation |
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shop, store; inn
house/broad 广143[guǎng] + occupy 占 [zhàn]
a house (广) occupied with divine blessing as a trading post (stores and shops), or an inn for the traveling salesmen |
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to stand
a man standing with two feet firmly on the ground |
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to stand; a stand
station, stop;
stand 立79 [lì] + occupy 占 [zhàn]
a stand (立) occupied (占) as a postal station, for Mongolian messengers, where they could rest their horses |
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a dot, point, drop
a little, a bit
to order (food)
to light/ignite
occupy 占 [zhàn] + fire 灬=火158[huǒ]
a divine brush for making dots with a black ink |
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