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ChiCha22 - person S - 069-073
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02/04/2025

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69) 尔

er

Definition

you, thou

person [ren] + small (xiao)

any man wants to be better than other: 'you' are smaller person 

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69a) 你

ni

Definition

you

person [ren] + you (er)

demonstrative pronoun

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69b) 您

nin

Definition

you (formal)

you (ni) + heart (xin)

adding the heart creates a more polite version of you 

Term

70ax) 匕

bi

Definition
spoon, ladle
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70a) 化
Definition

change;

-ify, -ization, -ize

person [ren] + person/spoon (bi)

a person is born baby but dies an old man - everything changes

Term

70bx) 艹

cao

Definition
grass
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70b) 花

hua

Definition

flower; spend

grass [cao] + change (hua)

grass changes to flower by spending a lot of time

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70c) 休

xiu

Definition

rest

person [ren] + tree (mu)

a person leaning against a tree to rest

Term

71) 儿

ren/er

Definition
person; child, son
Term

71ax) 厶

si

Definition

private

newborn baby

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71a) 允

yun

Definition

permit, allow

newborn baby/private (si) + person [ren]

 

Term

71bx) 夂

zhi

Definition
walk slowly
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71b) 夋

qun

Definition

shape of walking slowly

child/permit (yun) + walk slowly (zhi)

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71cx) 酉

you

Definition
empty bottle
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71c) 酸

suan

Definition

acid

empty bottle (you) + shape of walking slowly (qun)

alcohol slowly ferments to give off the acidic taste

Term

71dx) 止

zhi

Definition
stop
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71d) 先

xian

Definition

in advance; early

foot/stop (zhi) + person [ren]

if a person washes his feet early, he can enter the sacred place

Term

71e) 洗

xi

Definition

wash

water (shui) + early (xian)

always first wash with water

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71f) 选

xuan

Definition

choose, select, pick

early (xian) + go (chuo)

to select the best parts of the early crops and to proceed to an alter

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72) 兄

xiong

Definition

elder brother

mouth (kou) + person (ren)

a person with a large mouth when discussing family matters

Term

72ax) 礻

shi

Definition

show

altar

Term

72a) 祝

zhu

Definition

wish, pray, invoke

altar/show [shi] + elder brother (xiong)

the elder brother goes to the altar to pray for his wish to come true

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72bx) 冫

bing

Definition
ice
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72b) 况

kuang

Definition

situation, condition

ice [bing] + elder brother (xiong)

the elder brother assess the situation according to the ice on the windows

Term

72c) 兑

dui

Definition

exchange; cash

eight (ba) + elder brother (xiong)

the elder brother has 8 of ideas to exchange cash 

Term

72dx) 讠

yan

Definition
word
Term

72d) 说

shuo

Definition

speak

word [yan] + exchange [dui]

the elder brother likes to speak words about cash

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72e) 脱

tuo

Definition

take off, escape

meat [rou] + exchange (dui)

the exchange of meat for cash to escape the urge for flesh

Term

73) 元

yuan

Definition

yuan; 

two (er) + person (ren)

two persons needs yuan for their economy 

Term

73ax) 宀

mian

Definition
house; roof
Term

73a) 完

wan

Definition

complete, whole

house [mian] + origin (yuan)

a house is complete only with yuans

 

Term

73bx) 阝

fu

Definition
hill
Term

73b) 院

yuan

Definition

courtyard

hill (fu) + complete (wan)

a home completely surrounded with walls like hills with a courtyard in the middle

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73c) 园

yuan

Definition

garden

enclose [wei] + yuan (yuan)

garden must be enclosed because it's full of yuans

 

Term

73d) 远

yuan

Definition

far (away)

yuan (yuan) + go [chuo]

with a lot of yuans one can go far away

 

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