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ChiCha165 - Agriculture - Containers - net
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Language - Chinese
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03/02/2025

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Term

wang

Definition

net(work)

Symbolizes a net to catch birds or fish. Sometimes changes shape to “” for visual appearance when combined with other characters.

Term

gang

Definition

ridge, crest of hill

 Simplified form of 岡, a net of clouds over a mountain 山

A mountain () has ridges that connect one mountain to another just like a fishing net () is surrounded by a thicker edge or guide ropes.

Term

dao

Definition

knife

the simplified radical form of 刀 when used on the right side of Chinese characters

Term

gang

Definition

firm, hard, strong; just

 刚正 – "incorruptible"; 刚毅 – "fortitude"

a ridge () could be cut with a knife (with a firm and strong hand

Term
Definition

metal

钅 looks like a tiny hooked ingot (金’s essence) — it turns characters into metal words

Term

gang

Definition

steel, hard, firm

刚强 – "unyielding"; 不锈钢 – "stainless steel"

a metal (钅) strong as a ridge () is like steel 

Term

qu

Definition

to go, to leave

person (da) + private [symbol]

a focus is on a person moving away leaving - from a (private) location

Term

ba

Definition

to stop, to cease

to dismiss, to quit

net [wang] +  go/leave (qu)

one would like to go anywhere but a net stops him whenever he tries to leave until he gives up

Term

bai

Definition

to arrange; exhibit

to swing (pendulum)

hand (shou) + caught in the net/finish (ba)

hand can do several things with what is stopped and caught in a net: to arrange and exhibit, even to swing it back and forth

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