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big
a person with all limbs spread out;
this character is another form of 'person' |
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husband
one (yi) + person/big (da) |
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sky
one (yi) + person/big (da)
the sky is high above person's heads |
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too; very
person/big (da) + dot (zhu)
very - too - big |
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state, condition;
attitude
great (tai) + heart (xin)
the state of a person with a very big heart |
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cause, reason
enclose [wei] + heart (xin)
a person is in a prison because of a good reason |
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favor
cause (yin) + heart (xin)
a person who is imprisoned for a good reason needs a favor straight from the heart |
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<exclamation>
mouth (kou) + favor (en)
questioning and asking why mercy shows surprise or exclamation |
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head; top; hair
dot (zhu) + dot (zhu) + person/big (da)
two dots on man's top means head or hair
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solid; real
house (mian) + head (tou)
a roof above the head makes things solid |
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buy
net [symbol] + head (tou)
to buy items and put them in the basket on your head |
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sell
to go outside [symbol] + buy (mai)
what is bought must be taken out of the basket for sell |
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read
word (yan) + sell (mai)
one can read a list of words with items to sell |
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continue
thread (si) + sell (mai)
to continue to sell threads of silk
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open; release
hand (ji) + arrow (shi)
to open the hand to release the arrow
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decide; determine
ice [bing] + open (guai)
one must decide how to open a whole in the ice |
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quick; pleased
heart (xin) + open (guai)
a quick solution opens up a heart which is pleased |
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piece; lump
soil (tu) + open (guai)
even a small piece or lump of missing soil can open a crack in beaver's den
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center, centre
A-frame [symbol; jiong?] + person/big (da)
a man carrying an A-frame in the center of his back |
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flower; brave; Britain
grass [cao] + center (yang)
the center of any plant is the flower;
Britain is the land of braves |
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shine; reflect; mirror
sun [ri] + center (yang)
to reflect the sun with a mirror in the center of an A-frame
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tender; young
line (pie) + person/big (da)
a young man with a tender hairstyle
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laugh
bamboo (zhu) + young/tender (yao)
when you laugh you appear younger and tender and you will live like bamboos - longer |
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tall
young/tender (yao) + eight (ba)
young man are sometimes 8 feet tall |
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bridge
tree (mu) + tall (qiao)
one needs tall trees to build a bridge |
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