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ChiCha143 - Necessities of Life - Shelter - broad
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03/02/2025

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Term

广

guang

Definition

wide, broad

Offices in old palaces had one wall torn down where the king or officials would sit. This character describes a wide house with three walls

Term

chuang

Definition

bed

house/broad 广 [guǎng] + tree 210[mù]

a house (广 with a wooden () structure within - the bed

Term

li

Definition

slave; be subordinate to

the ancient character show a hand holding on to an animal tail - illustrating subordination

Term

kang

Definition

health(y), peaceful well-being

house/broad (guang) + slave/subordinate (li)

 inside a house is makes sense to have a slave for the sale of healthharmony, and the overall being

Term

廿 /

nian / gan

Definition

twenty, 20

sweet

20

Term

you

Definition

again

hand

Term

du

Definition

degree; extent; (to) measure

house/broad 广 [guǎng] + twenty 廿50d[niàn] + hand/again 34[yòu]

inside a large house (广) twenty (廿 hands () are measuring the extent and degree of job to do

Term

ying

Definition

should, ought to

to answer/respond

to deal with 

house/broad 广 [guǎng] + people [symbol]

In an office with three walls (广), the people (symbol) should be answered gently as if they are small birds with all his heart;

报应 - "Karma" (lit. "retributive response")

Term

tu

Definition
earth, dust, soil
Term

zhuang

Definition

village, hamlet

manor (plemićka kuća)

house/broad 广 [guǎng] + soil 152[tǔ]

house (广) the rich build to watch over their land (土) in the village is called a manor 

Term

rou

Definition
meat
Term

zang

Definition

viscera; internal organs

dirty, filthy

meat 221192[ròu] + villa/manor  [zhuāng]

a meat  (from slaughtered animal goes to a manor (), while the dirty viscera remains for the village

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