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ChiCha135 - Necessities of Life - Clothes - blue & green
Discover their Hidden Meanings
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Language - Chinese
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03/02/2025

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Term

qing

Definition

blue-green, azure;

youth, young

young green plant (生) under "blue moon" (冃) are the colors of nature

Term

qing

 

Definition

clear, pure

water 202[shuǐ] + blue  [qīng]

a water ()  that reflects the hues of nature: blue (skies, green (plants, because it is so transparent and clear

Term

mi

Definition

rice; meter

cross (十) holds four grains (灬) of rice that fell from the harvest.

Term

jing

Definition

refined, skilled

essence, spirit

rice 138[mǐ] + blue/clarity  [qīng]

rice (米) is polished until it becomes pure azure (青) thus extracting its essence, and such a refined grain is ready to eat 

Term

qing

Definition

to ask, to invite

to request; please

word =22[yán] + blue/clarity  [qīng]

using words (讠) refined with azure (青) shades to ask, or to invite, or to simply be polite by saying: "Please"

Term

xin

Definition
heart
Term

qing

Definition

feeling, emotion

situation, circumstance

heart =28[xīn] + blue  [qīng]

 q

 

Term

qing

Definition

clear or fine weather

sun 218[rì] + blue  [qīng]

The sun () shines in a cloudless blue () sky when the weather is clear

Term

mu

 

Definition
eye
Term

jing

Definition

eyeball

eye  [mù] + blue/clarity 135[qīng]

when one’s eyes () are clear (), one can see the pupils

Term

zheng

Definition

contend (boriti se, tvrditi), 

to strive; dispute,

fight, struggle 

person [ren] + hand [ji] + hook [jue]

a high-person is holding a hooked scepter which another hand is disputing and  contending and struggling to take away

Term

jing

Definition

quiet, calm, still

motionless

blue/green (qing) + contend/dispute (zheng)

the left character (青) is a source of many disputes  whether it represents green or blue color, and it should be resolved in a calm and quite manner

 

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