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ChiCha142 - Necessities of Life - Shelter - cave
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Language - Chinese
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03/02/2025

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Term

xue

Definition

hole, cave,

acupuncture point

roof/dwelling (mian) + split open (ba)

Imagine a tiny house (宀) built on a mountain.
Below the roof, there's a split (八) in the ground—an entrance to a secret cave.

Term

ya

Definition

tooth

a molar is a tooth that grows in the corners of the mouth

Term

穿

chuan

Definition

penetrate, pass through

wear (clothes)

cave (xue) + tooth (ya)

molar penetrates gums creating a kind of a cave; one also wears clothes by "penetrating" through sleeves and trouser legs

Term

囱 / 囪

cong

Definition

chimney

the vent on the roof of the house will help Trinity to escape; older form is 囪

Term

chuang

Definition

window, shutter

cave/hole  [xué] + chimney/vent  [cōng]

a hole (), bigger than a vent for a chimney is a window

Term

gong

Definition

work, labor

tool, anvil (nakovanj)

An I-beam in construction (symbolizing industry)

Term

kong

Definition

air, sky, empty, void; to vacate

cave 穴 [xué] + tool/work 工 [gōng]

cave () dug out with tools (), the void inside only filled with air

Term

quan

Definition
dog
Term

tu

Definition

to dash, to break through

suddenly, abruptly

to protrude

cave  [xué] + dog 172[quǎn]

out of a cave- (dog () suddenly dushed out 

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