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stone
Derived to mean stone by symbolizing large boulders (口) forming cliffs (丆 →厂) |
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herewith
(ovim, uz ovo)
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come/go out
foot/stop 止53[zhǐ] + receptacle 凵 [kǎn]
it signifies the symbol of feet (止) walking out of a hut (凵). |
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foundation
stone 石197[shí] + go out 出 [chū]
Building of a house begins (出) by laying out foundation stones (石). |
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break
stone 石197[shí] + skin 皮 [pí]
Symbolizes a stone (石) being broken apart and taken away like a skinning (皮) process with hand tools. |
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firm; true, real
stone 石197[shí] + horn 角 [jiǎo]
The horns (角) of a deer are soft when they are growing, but become firm and strong like a stone (石) as time goes by. |
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research; grind
stone 石 [shí] + level 幵 [jiān]
Chinese traditional ink was made by grinding a black stone (石) on top of inkstone (幵) with water. This character is derived to mean research, in the sense that academic research began by writing texts. |
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