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ChiCha212 - Nature - Natural Scenery - forest
Discover their Hidden Meanings
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Language - Chinese
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03/02/2025

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Term

212) 林

lin

Definition

forest

tree 210[mù] + tree  [mù]

Two trees () are combined to symbolize forest.

Term

212yx) 疋

???

Definition
bolt of cloth; ???
Term

212y) 楚 / 清楚

chu / qingchu

Definition

neat, orderly /clear

 

 

Term

212ax) 广

guang

Definition
wide, broad
Term

212a) 麻 / 麻木

ma / mamu

Definition

hemp (konoplja); numbness

house/broad 广143[guǎng] + skin of hemp stem  [děng]

Symbolizes women processing the bark () of hemp stems to produce strings in a house (广). Hemp leaves and flowers also contain anesthetic substance, which led into meaning for numbness.

Term

212b) 嘛

ma

Definition

<modal paraticle>

mouth 16[kǒu] + numb/hemp  [má]

Symbolizes saying words () that can numb () people – signifying something is numbingly clear to everyone. Used as modal particle at the end of sentences to emphasize previous statements such as “reasoning, justice or morality and facts.”

Term

212z-40d*) 树

shu

Definition

tree

tree 210[mù] + hand/again 34[yòu] + hand/joint  [cùn]

One is planting a tree () with two hands ().

Term

212wx) 夂

zhi

Definition
walk slowly
Term

212w-56c*) 条

tiao

Definition

article; twig

foot/walk slowly  [zhǐ] + tree 210[mù]

Feet () carefully stepping on twigs to climb a tree (). This character is also used to count long and thin objects or living things like branches

Term

212c) 乐 / 音乐

le / yue // yinyue

Definition

music; laugh

drum with tassel  [symbol] + stand  [symbol]

Music is symbolized by a drum (symbol) with decoration standing on a drumstand ()

Term

212dx) 米

mi

Definition
rice
Term

212d) 来

lai

Definition

come, arrive

tree 210[mù] + rice 138[mǐ]

Symbolizes barley, which is a crop () similar to rice (). Barley bears its grain in spring after long winter, signifying that long-sought spring is coming with barley.

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