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strike
a hand holding a club |
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put, discharge, release
direction/square (fang) + strike (pu)
to strike a prisoner with a club and then release him so he can go in any direction if he is able to walk |
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change
self (ji) + strike (pu)
to change the world, one must first strike oneself to change for the better |
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teach(ing); religion
filial piety (xiao) + strike (pu)
if one teaches his child with discipline, the child will be filial |
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disperse
twenty (nian) + meat (rou) + strike (pu)
twenty strikes will disperse the meat all over the kitchen |
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gather in; collect; harvest
entangle (jiu) + strike (pu)
something unruly that is tangled up and needs discipline to gather things in order |
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politics
right (zheng) + strike (pu)
politics is power that should be used justly |
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dare
to block [symbol] + ear (er) + strike (pu)
to block ones's ear and dare to face the power's strikes |
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support
a hand propping up a branch as a support |
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skill, ability
hand (shou) + support (zhi)
when you see a building that has withstood centuries, you can feel the craftsman's touch and skill
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drum
instrument name (zhu) + branch/support (zhi)
an instrument played with a branch, like a drum |
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