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工
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| work, worker, skill,profession, craft
gōng
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Cross sectionial view of a H-steel beam as symbol for: work. |
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红
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| red, bonus, popular, revolutionary
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: work(er) 工
(Construction sites have red tapes to cordon off hazardous areas:) The thread of the worker is red. |
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左
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| left, unorthodox
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Left: hand  /彐, right: build, work 工 (image of a carpenter's square)
The hand that assists, (=supports with the carpenter's square) is the left. |
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差
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| difference, discrepancy, lack
chā, chà, chāi, cī
羊
差
工
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Top: sheep 羊 with a bent leg ノ, below: craftsman, construction 工
A sheep with a bent leg and a craftsman: what a difference! |
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空
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| sky, empty, air, in vain, vacant
kōng, kòng
穴
工
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Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), bottom: to build, work 工
When a hole is built (into the ceiling), the empty sky opens. |
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江
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| big river, stream
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Left: water 氵, right: craftsman 工
(Many cities are located at this river) The 'water', where it is worked, is the: Yangtze (= 长江). |
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巧
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| skillful, opportunely, coincidentally, timely
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Left: craftsman 工, right: seaweed 丂
The craftsman works the seaweed: skillfully. |
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卫
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to guard, protect, defend, hygiene
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Image of work/worker 工 with a hanging arm
We can use the worker with the hanging arm only for: guarding. |
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功
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| achievement, meritorious, result, accomplishment
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Left: craftsman 工, right: strength/effort 力
A craftsman with strength fulfills: achievements. |
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贡
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to offer tribute, contribute, gifts
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Top: work 工, bottom: money 贝/貝
Either with work or money you have to pay your tribute. |
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控
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to accuse, to charge, to control, to sue
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Left: hand 扌, right: sky 空 (... appears, where a hole 穴 is built 工 in.)
The hand, that built the hole, should be: accused. |
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项
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| back of neck, item, thing, term sum (of money), projects
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Left: construct 工 (here: image of a neck with: head 一, neck | and shoulders 一), right: page, leaf (页/頁= head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
The neck with the head stands for neck or projects. |
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虹
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| rainbow
hóng, jiàng
虫
工
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Left: insect 虫 (The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect.), right: craftsman/build 工
Insects actually build the rainbow? |
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腔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| cavity of body, compartment, tune, melody, speak out
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Left:body part 月/肉, right: sky, empty 空 (... appears, where a hole 穴 is built 工 in.)
The body parts where sth. empty was built in, are the body's cavities. |
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毁
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to destroy (by fire), to damage, to defame, slander
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Left: mortar: 臼 (here: destroyed sun 日), work(er) 工, right: 殳 (battle axe  in a hand 又)
The sunlike container was taken by the worker with the battle axe in the hand and destroyed. |
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攻
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to attack, to accuse, to study
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Left: craftsman 工, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
A craftsman strikes back when he is attacked. |
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巩
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| solid, to secure, to consolidate
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Left: work, build 工, right: usually 凡 (A table 机/几 with a scratch 丶 is common.)
A worker makes a table usually: solid! |
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扛
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| carry on one's shoulder, to raise aloft with both hands
gāng, káng
扌
工
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Left: hand 扌, right: work(er) 工
By hand, the worker has to carry on his shoulders. |
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窍
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| intelligence, opening, trick/key
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Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: skilled 巧 (The craftsman 工 works the seaweed 丂 skillfully.)
Whoever builds his cave skillfully, is intelligent. |
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杠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| carrying pole, horizontal bar, lever, crowbar
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Left: tree 木, right: build 工
Wood serves at construction /building as a: carrying pole. |
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诬
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to accuse falsely, false evidence, trap
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Left: word 讠/言, right: witch 巫 (She's doing the work 工 of two persons 从: This witch! - cf. squeeze 夹)
The words of a witch are false accusations. OR: Words that squeeze-in 夹 are: false accusations. |
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鸿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| eastern bean goose, great, letter/mail
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Left: big river 江 (= The water 氵where it is built 工), right: bird 鸟/鳥
At the big river is this bird: the large bean goose. |
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巫
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JLPT no HSK |
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| witch, wizard, shaman
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Outside: two persons 从, inside: work 工
It seems, that she is doing the work of two persons: The witch. |
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缸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| jar, vat, classifier for loads of laundry
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Left: can 缶 (lid  and can opener 十 of that can 凵), right: work(er) 工
A 'can' built by a worker is a jar. |
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匠
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JLPT no HSK |
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| craftsman
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Outside: box 匚 (simplified from: to work 工), inside: axe 斤
In the box is the axe of the craftsman. |
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肛
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JLPT no HSK |
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| anus
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: to work 工
The body part that needs to work is the: anus? |
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汞
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JLPT no HSK |
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| mercury (chemistry)
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Top: build, work 工, bottom: water 水
It's built like water: mercury. |
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