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Chinese - Ch 03
Chinese Characters from the book by Heisig & Richardson
18
Language - Chinese
Beginner
10/06/2024

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Term
33) 自
Definition
  • Zi
  • oneself
  • the Chinese often refer to themselves by pointing a finger at their nose - the little drop between eyes
Term
34) 白
Definition
  • Bai
  • white
  • a clear drop of white 
Term
35) 百
Definition
  • Bai
  • hundred
  • In ancient Chinese culture, the color white was associated with purity, completeness, and wholeness. These concepts align with the idea of a single complete set or a large, round number like 100.

Term
36) 皂
Definition
  • Zao
  • soap
  • to keep the hands shinning clear 7 days a week enough is to have a white piece of soap
Term
37) 旧
Definition
  • Jiu
  • old
  • one needs a walking stick when days get old
Term
38) 中
Definition
  • Zhong
  • middle/center; hit (target); within
  •  split off a box in the middle with a line
Term
39) 千
Definition
  • Qian
  • thousand
Term
40) 舌
Definition
  • She
  • tongue
  • inside a mouth there is something with 1000s taste buds
Term
41) 升
Definition
  • Sheng
  • to rise, to ascend; approx. 1 liter
  • the slanted horizontal line suggests rising until reaching 1 liter (the vertical line
Term
42) 丸
Definition
  • Wan
  • pill
  • a dragon with a huge pill inside
Term
43) 
Definition
  • ZhanBU
  • divination
Term
44) 占
Definition
  • Zhan
  • to occupy/capture, to take up / to divine
  • a mouth with a magic wand divines about what to occupy or capture 
Term
45) 上
Definition
  • Shang
  • above
Term
46) 下
Definition
  • Xia
  • below
Term
47) 卡
Definition
  • Ka
  • card
  • bellow + up combines a card
Term
48) 卓
Definition
  • Zhuo
  • outstanding / EMINENT
  • only an eminent magician can do something outstanding as to use a sunflower as a magic wand
Term
49) 朝
Definition
  • Chao
  • dinasty
  • early + ancient + moon ???
Term
50) 嘲
Definition
  • Chao
  • to ridicule, to mock
  • every dynasty should be loudly ridiculed
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