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blue-green, azure;
youth, young
young green plant (生) under "blue moon" (冃) are the colors of nature |
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clear, pure
water 氵202[shuǐ] + blue 青 [qīng]
a water (氵) that reflects the hues of nature: blue (青) skies, green (青) plants, because it is so transparent and clear |
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rice; meter
A cross (十) holds four grains (灬) of rice that fell from the harvest. |
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refined, skilled
essence, spirit
rice 米138[mǐ] + blue/clarity 青 [qīng]
rice (米) is polished until it becomes pure azure (青) thus extracting its essence, and such a refined grain is ready to eat |
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to ask, to invite
to request; please
word 讠=言22[yán] + blue/clarity 青 [qīng]
using words (讠) refined with azure (青) shades to ask, or to invite, or to simply be polite by saying: "Please" |
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feeling, emotion
situation, circumstance
heart 忄=心28[xīn] + blue 青 [qīng]
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clear or fine weather
sun 日218[rì] + blue 青 [qīng]
The sun (日) shines in a cloudless blue (青) sky when the weather is clear |
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eyeball
eye 目 [mù] + blue/clarity 青135[qīng]
when one’s eyes (目) are clear (青), one can see the pupils |
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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 |
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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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