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to give
给予 – "to give, grant."; 授予 – "to confer (a title)."
Symbolizes two hooks that are interconnected together, or the shape of a flying shuttle (čunak) in traditional looms. As the shuttle moves back and forth to release string, the meaning of ‘to give’ is derived. |
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a house, dwelling
a roof (人) with a supporting beam (干) and a foundation (口), all for a house |
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to relax, to stretch
comfortable
As a flying shuttle (予) on a loom releases strings from a bundle, tensions are unwinded in a house (舍) so one can relax. |
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page
a head above a person's legs and face put together to mean 'head'; this character is also used to indicate pages of a book |
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(in) advance
shuttle/give (yu) + head/page (ye)
browsing the pages left and right to figure out in advance what is on the pages |
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to finish; to know
了解 (liǎojiě) – "to understand" (lit. "finish-explaining")
了得 (liǎodé) – "remarkable" (originally "capable of finishing")
A checkmark (✓) → "completion." |
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