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jade
A few jade marbles are made into a bundle by passing threads (丶) into the center hole. |
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knife
the simplified radical form of 刀 when used on the right side of Chinese characters |
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class, team, shift
group, squad
班级 class (in school); 夜班 night shift
上班 to go to work (lit. join the work shift); 下班 to get off work
king cuts a jade with his knife into several classes to give to his favorite squads and teams |
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origin, beginning; first; yuan
元旦 New Year's Day (first dawn);
元素 chemical element (primary component)
人民币元 Chinese yuan; 欧元 Euro
Bible says two youngsters were the origin of all people |
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to play, have fun
玩耍 to play (used for children or leisurely activities)
玩弄 to toy with"(e.g., someone's feelings);
kings (玉) from the very beginning (元) liked to play with toys made of jade |
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to seek, to request
to demand, ask for
请求 to request; 追求 to pursue (like a goal or person);
求仁得仁。Seek virtue, and you will attain it.
a hand (寸) has trouble to grasp water (水) asks for help |
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ball, sphere, globe
乒乓球 ping pong ball; 地球 (lit. ground sphere)
气球 balloon (inflatable sphere); 月球 moon (celestial sphere)
星球 celestial body / planet
King (王) demands the best quality jade (玉) for making perfect spheres, like beads or orbs, later for balls or globes |
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see
a man with an open eye looking through periscope |
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appear, show; current, present
现状 current situation; 体现 to embody
现货 spot goods (paid/delivered immediately); 现金 cash
现象 phenomenon (lit. appearing image);
When holding the jade (玉) object under the sun to see (见) the purity, the sun’s reflection causes many colors to appear on the jade. Because the brightness of the sun changes the reflection on the jade (玉) when it’s held up against the sun to be checked (见), it also became to mean ‘the present.’ |
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inside, village
0,5 km
after the soil is divided into fields, one can talk about a village inside the borders of the farmlands |
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reason, logic
(inner) principle
理想 ideal; 合理 reasonable; 真理 truth
理论 theory; 定理 theorem; 物理 physics (lit. things' principles)
心理 psychology (mind principles)
Jade artisans examines the veins in jade to reveal hidden patterns inside - just as a king seeks reason and logic to efficiently rule over many villages |
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