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ChiCha197 - Nature - Natural Scenery - stone
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Language - Chinese
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03/02/2025

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Term

shi

Definition

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

Term

zi/ci

Definition

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

Term

ci

Definition

magnetic

磁铁 magnet; 磁力 magnetic force; 

磁性 magnetism, magnetic property

a stone (石) with this so tiny (幺幺) magnetic threads

Term

chu

Definition

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 (walking out of a hut ().

Term

chu

Definition

foundation, base

基础知识 – "basic knowledge"

stone (), upon which everything else comes out () is called the foundation stone

Term

bing

Definition

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)

Term

pi

Definition

skin, hide

outer covering

皮革 leather; 皮肤 skin; 苹果皮 apple peel; 地皮 land surface

  hanging animal stripped by a hand  because of its skin
Term

po 

Definition

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

stone () goes through an animal skin splitting it

Term

jiao

Definition

horn, angle, corner

角力 "wrestling" lit. "horn-power"Geometry: 角度 "angledegree";  角色 "role/character," from the "horned" masks in ancient drama

Term

que

Definition

certain, sure, firm 

准确 accurate/precise; 确认 to confirm 

stone () for testing horns () to be sure and certain how firm they are

Term

jian

Definition

level, even, to balance

formed by doubling of 干, symbolizing balance and alignment

Term

yan

Definition

to grind, to polish

to research

研究 to research (lit. to grind and examine)研讨 to discuss and study

using a stone () tool to level (the surface by grinding and polishing, metaphorically extending to mental refinement through researching

Term

peng

Definition

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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