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stone, rock, mineral
石头 stone/rock (common spoken term)
岩石 cliff/rock (geological term)
宝石 gemstone/jewel (lit. treasure stone)
石油 petroleum/oil (lit. stone oil)
under a cliff there is a block of stone |
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now (moment or time), this
hereby, herewith
(ovim, uz ovo)
兹事体大 this is a serious matter
this tiny root and this small root |
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magnetic
磁铁 magnet; 磁力 magnetic force;
磁性 magnetism, magnetic property
a stone (石) with this so tiny (幺幺) magnetic threads |
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to go/come out
出版 "to publish"; 出色 "outstanding," lit. "to stand out in color"
The stacked 山 (mountain) radicals imply repeated movement (e.g., climbing out);
it signifies the symbol of feet (止) walking out of a hut (凵). |
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foundation, base
基础知识 – "basic knowledge"
a stone (石), upon which everything else comes out (出) is called the foundation stone |
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to combine, merge
to unite,
side by side; also
a simplified form of 並, two men 竝 standing
Two people (丷) standing side by side (丨丨) under one roof (一) = (merged) 并 (united) |
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skin, hide
outer covering
皮革 leather; 皮肤 skin; 苹果皮 apple peel; 地皮 land surface
a hanging animal stripped by a hand 又 because of its skin |
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to break, to split
to defeat
破敌 to crush the enemy; 破阵 to break enemy formations;
破例 to make an exception (lit. break the rule); 破碎 shattered;
破解 to crack/decode e.g., passwords; 破纪录 break a record
a stone (石) goes through an animal skin splitting it |
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horn, angle, corner
角力 "wrestling" lit. "horn-power"; Geometry: 角度 "angle, degree"; 角色 "role/character," from the "horned" masks in ancient drama |
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certain, sure, firm
准确 accurate/precise; 确认 to confirm
a stone (石) for testing horns (角) to be sure and certain how firm they are |
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level, even, to balance
formed by doubling of 干, symbolizing balance and alignment |
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to grind, to polish
to research
研究 to research (lit. to grind and examine); 研讨 to discuss and study
using a stone (石) tool to level (幵) the surface by grinding and polishing, metaphorically extending to mental refinement through researching |
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to touch; to bump into, to collide,
to encounter
碰到桌子 bump into a table; 碰到 to run into (physically or by chance); 碰见 to meet unexpectedly; 碰撞 collision
碰运气 to try one’s luck (give it a shot, lit. touch luck)
two stones (石) simultaneously (並) coming into contact by bumping into each other |
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