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north 北
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Explanation |
Two persons sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north. |
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北
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north
běi
Two persons 丬, 匕 sit back-to-back, because they feel cold: in the north.
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北
丬
匕
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乘
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to take advantage of, use means (i.e.transportation), multiplication
chéng Top: rice plant 禾 (Here: tree 木 with shade-giving canopy 一), middle: north 北 (2 people 丬,匕 sit back-to-back because it is cold in: the north.)
When the two people lean against the shade-giving tree, they: take advantage of it.
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禾
北
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剩
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to remain, to be left, to have as remainder
shèng Left: to use, take advantage of 乘 (When the two people 丬,匕 lean against the shade-giving 一 tree 木, they: are using it.), right: to cut/knife刂
When using a knife, there are always remainders.
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禾
北
刂
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背
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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back, behind, hide, to carry on the shoulder
bēi, bèi Top: north 北 (here: backbone || with ribs, or two persons sitting back to back), below: body part 月/肉
The backbone is the body part at the back and suitable to carry.
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北
肉
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乖
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obedient (of a child), well-behaved, clever, lovable
guāi Inside: thousand 千, outside: North 北 (Two persons 丬,匕 sit back-to-back because of the north's cold.)
If 1000 persons are sitting back-to-back, they are obedient children.
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千
北
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燕
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swallow (bird), Yan (state of Zhou)
yān, yàn From top: twenty 廿, north 北 (2 people sit back-to-back because of the north's cold.), mouth 口, fire 灬
In (groups of) twenty they come from the nord, because of the food (= mouth) and the temperature (=fire): the swallows
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火
廿
北
灬
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脊
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spine, ridge, back
jǐ This character is seen as variation of back/stature: 背 with two persons 北 sitting back-to-back
'Back-to-back' the persons are sitting with this body part: The spine.
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北
肉
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冀
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to hope, wish, (abbr. for Hebei 河北)
jì Top: north 北 (2 people sit back-to-back because it is cold in: the north.), bottom: differ, extraordinary 異 (Put a rice paddy 田 together 共 (with other paddies) and you will see how much they differ.)
Also in the north, our fields shall be extraordinary: This is what we hope.
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北
異
共
八
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骥
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thoroughbred horse, refined and virtuous
jì Left: horse 马/馬 (with mane 三, four legs 灬 und tail ㄅ), right: to hope, wish 冀 (Also in the north 北, our fields 田 shall be commonly 共 extraordinary 異/ 异: This is what we hope)
The horse, we hope for is: a thoroughbred horse.
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马
北
異
共
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