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150) 向 / 向着
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(turn) towards; face
house 宀141[mián] + windows 口 [symbol]
facing towards the windows (口) inside a house (宀) |
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loud
mouth 口16[kǒu] + towards 向 [xiàng]
One yells (口) loudly towards (向) noisy mouths (口) |
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still, yet;
reverence ???
eight 丷→八229[bā] + towards 向 [xiàng
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often, frequently;
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reverence 尚 [shàng] + towel 巾131[jīn] |
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palm of hand
reverence 尚150b[shàng] + hand 手 [shǒu]
To show one’s reverence (尚), people usually hold their hands and palms (手) together |
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hall, large room
reverence 尚 [shàng] + soil 土152[tǔ]
Meaning of hall is derived from the ancient practices of building a house or building on top of highly raised (尙) earth (土) to prevent water damage from rain. |
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lie (down)
pregnant woman/body 身 [shēn] + reverence 尚150b[shàng]
A pregnant woman (身) who deserves everyone’s care and respect (尚) gets to lie down. |
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lie down
pregnant woman/body 身 [shēn] + reverence 尚150b[shàng]
A pregnant woman (身) who deserves everyone’s care and respect (尚) gets to lie down. |
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should, ought to;
work/serve as
reverence ⺌→尚 [shàng] + field →田154[tián]
Fields (田) that produce crops should be worshipped/revered (尙). It has the meaning ‘working for/serving as.’ |
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village; inside, in
A village is located in land (土) close to crop fields (田), or "inside" the crop fields all around them |
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reason
jade 王→玉198[yù] + village 里151[lǐ]
It is only reasonable to refine a defective jade (玉) into a jewel instead of discarding it. “里” is where the character gets its pronunciation |
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weight(y)
person 千→人63[rén] + sack/east 里→東→东211[dōng]
Signifies a person (人) carrying a weighty sack (东) a on his back |
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understand
heart 忄=心 [xīn] + grass 艹207[cǎo] + weighty 重 [zhòng]
When someone understands my heavy (重) heart (忄), it becomes light like grass (艹). |
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