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stick
a hand holding a short spear |
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section, segment,
paragraph
clif [an] + floors [symbol] + strike/stick (shu)
to divide a hill into sections, then use tools to strike the ground into levels |
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forge
metal (jin) + section (duan)
to strike a section of a metal to forge a new spear |
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sort, kind
boat (zhou) + strike/stick (shu)
a kind of old boat with a stick used as an oar (veslo) |
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move, transport
hand (shou) + sort (ban)
a hand moves the sorted items |
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set up
word [yan] + strike/stick (shu)
to set up a stick to strike a verbal deal |
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(have) not
water (shui) + strike/stick (shu)
one have not a good reason to strike water with a stick |
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catty
ax for weight measurement |
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near
ax(jin) + go [chuo]
one takes his ax and goes near the closest forest |
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rebuke / repel
ax(jin) + to cut [symbol]
to rebuke someone by cutting off his ear with an ax |
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tell; complain, appeal
word [yan] + rebuke (chi)
to complain to the rebuke by telling everyone about the cut ear |
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listen (to), hear
mouth (kou) + ax (jin)
taking an ax to one's mouth is a harsh way of saying he must listen carefully |
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soldier
ax(jin) + two hands (gong)
a brave soldier attacks with holding the ax with two hands above his head |
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guest
house [mian] + soldier (bing)
brave soldier is always a welcomed guest in every house |
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knife
the handle of a knife |
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divide; minute; point
divide/eight (ba) + knife (dao)
to divide in half with a knife; a minute is a division of time; a point of grades or levels |
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seven
upside-down 7 with a stroke
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cut
seven/cutting (qi) + knife (dao)
7 initially represented the concept of cutting, and after adding a knife we get a clear cut
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first
clothes [yi] + knife (dao)
the first thing one does when making clothes is to cut the fabric with a knife |
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(an)other
mouth (kou) + power (li) - knife (dao)
a knife tells to the other ones what power do you have |
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(an)other;
don't; separate
other (ling) + knife (dao)
a knife separates another part which one don't need |
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class, team
jade (yu) + knife (dao) + king (wang)
king cuts a jade with his knife into several classes to give to his favorite teams |
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119g) 划 / 划界
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draw, mark;
plan, chart
spear (ge) + knife (dao)
when planning action officers used a spear or a knife to draw maps in the sand to chart the territory of action |
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bone
a shape of an animal skeleton |
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carve, cut
bone (hai) + knife (dao)
using a knife to carve pictures in a bone |
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rice plant, grain
grain stalk (stabljika) |
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sharp
rice plant (he) + knife (dao)
a farmer needs a sharp knife to harvest rice |
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