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ChiCha131 - Necessities of Life - Clothes - towel
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Language - Chinese
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03/02/2025

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Term

jin

Definition

towel, turban, scarf

towel is a square piece of fabric used to wipe hands

Term

shi

Definition

city

top frame 亠 [symbol] + towel 巾 [jīn]

horizontal pole with a top frame (亠) with pieces of fabric (巾) hanging was a shop sign and markets were full of them. A place with many markets is a ‘city.

Term

dai

Definition

to carry, to bring along

belt, band, ribbon

zone, area 

belt  [symbol] + cover 169[mì] + towel  [jīn]

an ornate 卌 belt (冖) around the fabric (巾), often used to attach things to to carry’ around

Term

xi

Definition

to hope for, to wish

rare, sparse

shape of weaves → [symbol] + towel  [jīn]

an original decoration () on a fabrics () is something every woman is hopping for because it is rare

Term

shi

Definition

teacher, master

military division

to surround, to encircle

sacrifice →193[duī] + wrap around 帀 [zā]

the accumulated knowledge of how to encircle the enemy is represented by an academically dressed teacher in front of a military division

Term

quan

Definition
dog
Term

shi

Definition

lion

dog 犭[quǎn] + master 师 [shī]

the animal (), which is the master-expert (), is the lion

Term

mao

Definition
risk, emit
Term

mao

Definition

hat, cap

towel 131[jīn] + emit/risk  [mào]

with added fabric (towel) the hood above the eye becomes a hat

Term

bu

Definition

cloth, textile

to spread/distribute

to announce/declare

 to beat a fabric spread under a flat stone was the ancient technique of ironing the cloth 

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