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ChiCha170 - Agriculture - Containers - west
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Language - Chinese
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03/02/2025

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西

xi

Definition

west, west(ern), 

westward

The "roof" of the nest, the bird’s wings folded inward (like 儿), and the nest opening; a bird is home when the sun sets in the west.

Term

yao

Definition

to want, to need

essential, important

on the west (⻃) women () want to be focused on what is essential

Term

shi

Definition

to show, to demonstrate

to display, to reveal

the altar () with offerings, dripping down (小), for the ONE (—) demonstrates and shows how ancient people wanted to reveal divine will through rituals

Term

piao

Definition

ticket; bill; ballot banknote

an ornamented sheet of paper covering from an altar is so valuable that it is used as a banknote

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piao

Definition

to float, to drift

water [shui] + written prayer/banknote (piao)

water surface carrying a fluttering sacred banknote, which is floating away

Term
Definition
a variant of 西 "west"
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