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person; man
the side profile of a person, and means 'man' |
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recognize, identify,
know
word [yan] + person (ren)
one can know a lot about a person from his words |
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individual; <quantifier>
person (ren) + pierce [gun]
a stroke in the middle adds individuality to a person |
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(lie) between; interpose; introduce
person (ren) + divide/eight (ba)
a person interjects into something that is divided in two to solve a problem or to introduce others |
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boundary
field (tian) + interpose (jie)
the character is the boundary interposed between two fields |
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enter
the entrance to a cave of mud hut |
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whole, entire, complete
enter (ru) + king (wang)
mold with a body and lid that fits the mold completely |
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follow; obey; from
person (ren) + person (ren)
two people, one following the other from behind |
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crowd; multitude
person (ren) + follow (cong)
the overlapping persons mean a crowd of people |
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trip; travel
flutter [y] + two people/follow [cong] |
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<preposition>
by, with, in order to
some says it's a hook, some it's a fetus |
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like, similar
person (ren) + fetus/preposition (yi)
all persons are similar in a phase of fetus |
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inner
entrance [symbol] + person (ren) |
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modal particle
words stuck inside leads to stuttering; used at the end of a sentence to add coyness to the conversation |
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two; both
yoke [symbol] + hooked up [symbol] |
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both, several; two
person (ren) + two/both (liang)
since it's about people, a counter is needed |
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wheeled machine;
vehicle, rook
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measure word for vehicles
two oxen pulling the same cart |
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full, completely
water (shui) + grass (cao) + two (liang)
two oxens are fully served with water and grass
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assemble
a container and its lid must be assembled or kept together |
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join
assemble [ji] + food bowl [symbol]
the lid and the bowl are joined together |
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answer
bamboo (ji) + join (he)
when in doubt about the deal, join the bamboos to get the answer |
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(the sound of)
laughter
mouth (kou) + join (he) |
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pick up, collect
hand (shou) + join (he)
using hands to pick up/collect and join something from the ground |
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give; to; for
thread [si] + join (he)
joined threads give us a material |
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