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pungent (opor); pain ?
an awl, something long and sharp can be seen pungent |
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parent
awl/pungent [xin] + tree (mu)
parent uses an awl to supervise the grow his sprout |
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new
parent (qin) + ax (jin)
a parent uses an ax to bring new rules in growing up |
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concubine
awl/pain (xin) + woman (nu)
a concubine has a tattoo on her forehead made by an awl |
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connect; receive
hand (nu) + concubine (qie)
a hand tries to connect with a concubine to receive her servitude |
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trade(r), business
awl/pain (xin) + bright [jiong]
a trader must stab with an awl to reveal the inside |
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scholar
a decorational ax shows authority |
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lucky
ax/scholar (shi) + table/stand [symbol]
in lucky times one can keep his ax unused on a stand |
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knot; bear (fruit)
thread [si] + lucky (ji)
threads between two villages are tied in a knot in lucky times, when an ax is used as a help for bearing fruits |
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annals, aspiration;
ambition
ax/scholar (shi) + heart (xin)
a scholar with aspirations wants to be written in annals, with an ax if his ambitions are so great |
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sound
ax/scholar (shi) + stone plate [symbol]
even an ax can make a sound while hitting a stone plate |
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9th / stand on tiptoe
holding tools |
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appoint; assign
person [ren] + holding tools/9th (ren)
the appointed person holds the assigned tool |
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royal court
stand on tiptoe (ting) + long walk (yin)
subjects walking carefully on tiptoe in court |
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court(yard)
house/broad (guang) + royal court (ting)
a broad yard inside a court |
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very
hand (shou) + royal court (ting)
it is very hard to raise a hand in court to express one's opinion |
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