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alcohol liquor wine
water 氵202[shuǐ] + empty-bottle 酉 [yǒu]
An empty bottle (酉) is filled with wine (or alcohol in general) in the form of liquid (氵). |
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acid
empty bottle 酉162[yǒu] + shape of walking slowly 夋 [qūn]
Alcohol (酉) slowly ferments to give off the acidic taste. The slow process is likened to a child walking slowly (夋). |
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blessing
altar/show 礻=示 [shì] + liquor bottle/full 畐163[fu]
wine (畐) was a must on any altar (礻), the foam from a fermented wine symbolizes a field rich with grain. To offer alcohol (畐) to the gods (礻) guaranteed a blessing. |
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fight, tussle
Traditional character (鬥) looks completely different. But it has the same sound, and is used to mean ‘fight.’
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branch
rice plant 禾139[hé] + measure 斗 [dǒu]
Harvested rice (禾) is measured with a measuring scale (斗) and is divided to each purpose such as tax, rent, and distribution of seeds. Became to signify the unit of division in tasks or study |
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expect
rice 米138[mǐ] + measure 斗 [dǒu]
One can expect how long the rice will last by measuring (斗) the volume of rice (米). |
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net(work)
Symbolizes a net to catch birds or fish. Sometimes changes shape to “罒” for visual appearance when combined with other characters. |
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ridge
fishing net 网 [wǎng] + mountain 山195[shān]
A mountain (山) has ridges that connect one mountain to another just like a fishing net (网) is surrounded by a thicker edge or guide ropes. |
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strong; just
ridge 冈 [gāng] + knife刂=刀119[dāo]
Ridges (冈) are thick and strong, and are difficult to cut even with a sharp knife (刂) - just a dynamite could leave a trace |
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steel
Steel is a very strong metal (symbol), just like the ridges (冈) of mountains or guide ropes of fishing nets. |
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use
Symbolizes the shape of a traditional basket which can be conveniently used for containing things or agricultural crops.
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through
mesh bag 甬 [yǒng] + go 辶61[chuò]
Wind can pass through (辶) the holes of mesh basket (甬). |
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just
Vegetables just started to spring their young sprouts (屮) in a field.
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catch
hand 扌=手31[shǒu] + big/just 甫 [fǔ
Symbolizes the act of catching an animal with hands (扌) wide (甫) open. |
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166zx) 车 / 大车
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assist; auxiliary, complement
cart 车 [chē] + big/just 甫166c[fǔ]
To farm in a wide (甫) field, one needs a cart (车) to assist him. |
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teacher
person 亻70[rén] + many/just 甫 [fǔ] + hand/joint 寸40[cùn]
A teacher is a person (亻) who teaches or gives hands to (寸) you on how to farm in order to yield lots (甫) of harvest. |
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grape
grass 艹207[cǎo] + wrap 勹46[bāo] + many/just 甫 [fǔ]
This character illustrates the image of a grape vine which is covered by its creeping (勹) vines (艹) with many (甫) fruits hanging on them. |
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pottery
This character symbolizes a pottery which is used to contain liquid. Its belly is a bit bulged and has a small mouth. The container was used, in ancient times, as a percussion instrument. |
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166g) 萄 / 葡萄
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grape
grass 艹 [cǎo] + wrap 勹46[bāo] + pottery 缶 [fǒu
image of making wine in pottery (缶). The wine is made from clusters of grapes grown in a grapevine covered with its creeping (勹) vines (艹). |
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