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Buddhist temple
foot/stop (zhi) + hand/joint [cun]
to serve as one's feet and hands |
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hold
hand (shou) + temple (si)
to hold a temple with hands as a material possession
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special
when a bull is offered to a temple, it is a special offering |
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rank; wait
bamboo (zhu) + temple (si)
in temples Buddhist teachings were written on slices of bamboo, ranked according their importance; one waits in line, like stacked bamboo |
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shi
sun (ri) + joint (cun)
the length of the shadow on a sun dial was measured by a finger joint to tell the time |
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two hands
to hold up with two hands |
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open
latch/bar [symbol] + two hands [gong]
using two hands to push up a latch and open the gate |
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count
bamboo (zhu) + eye (mu) + two hands [gong]
using both hands to flick bamboo abacus beads to calculate |
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together
important item [symbol] + two hands [gong]
to bring two hands together to carry something important |
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excitement; desire/mood to do
two hands and something [something] + two hands [gong]
to hold something together, two hands above and two hands bellow - two people cheerfully works together |
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lift
excitement (xing) + hand (shou)
the third hand (excitement has two hands) is added to accentuate the lifting action |
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it
the shape of a winnowing basket to sort grain (it) is leaning against a stand |
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base
winnowing basket/it (qi) + soil (tu) |
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period
winnowing basket/it (qi) + moon (yue)
before taking grains to winnow, farmers checked the moon, to ascertain the seasonal period |
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flag
flutter [yan] + winnowing basket/it (qi)
people who shared winnowed grains lived under the same fluttering flag |
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shut, close
if 'open' is two hands pushing up a latch, 'guan' is someone closing a gate and tying it with a rope |
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send
close (guan) + go [chuo]
to let a guest leave, one must open the closed door so the guest can go out |
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join, unite
ear (er) + close (guan)
the ears the soldier brought back are tied to be connected together
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