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kneeling person ⺈
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If this person 人 is bending a leg, it becomes this radical. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕 sitting cross-legged 夂, lying  , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
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鱼
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| fish
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Simplified from 魚
Image of a fish with mouth ⺈, body 田 tail fin 灬 swimming upwards.
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色
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| color, look, appearance, sex
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Top: bent person ⺈, bottom: hope 巴 (Behind the doorknob 巴 you may hope.)
The bent person hopes for colorful sex.
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久
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| (long) time, (long) duration of time
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Pictograph: bent person ⺈, person 人
The bent person has been here for a long time.
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急
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| urgent, pressing, rapid, hurried
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From top: inflected person ⺈, hand  /彐, heart 心
The inflected person holds the hand to the heart, because he was in an urgent hurry. (and now is exhausted)
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净
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| clean, completely, only
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Left: ice 冫, right: dispute/fight 争 (The bent person ⺈ with stick 亅 in hand looking for dispute) (simplified from 淨 (= water 氵, hand from above 爫, broom 帚)
About the use of ice it has been disputed, if you can clean with it. - Or: Using this "water" 冫=氵the bent person (is scrubbing) with the broom 亅 in the hand 彐 when cleaning.
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免
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to avoid, to escape, to excuse sb, to avert
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An escaping rabbit 兔: long ear ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿 but without tail 丶(a rabbit on the run)
With a big ear, goggle-eyes and two long legs you can escape.
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危
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| danger, to endanger
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Top: bent person ⺈, below: unlucky 厄 (cliff 厂, slumped person 㔾)
The bent person on the cliff can (by falling) change into a slumped person: That's the danger.
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负
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to bear, load, to carry (on one's back), negative (math. etc)
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A person bending ⺈ down, below: money 贝/貝 (here: a load ⺈, backpack or joke 冂, person 人, cf. center 央)
The bent person with a backpack 冂 bears a load.
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兔
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| rabbit
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avoid/escape 免 (an escaping rabbit 兔: long ears ⺈, big eyes 罒, legs 儿) and further short tail 丶
It can 'escape' and has a short tail: The rabbit.
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陷
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to trap, to capture (in battle), defect, submerge
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Left: hill 阝, right: pitfall 臽 (falling person ⺈ over a pitfall 臼)
If sb. is falling from a hill into a pitfall he is trapped and captured.
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焰
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| flame
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Left: fire 火, right: pitfall 臽 (a falling person ⺈ over a pitfall 臼, but here: flame ⺈ over a fireplace 臼)
The fire that comes flame-like from a fireplace is: the flame.
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龟
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JLPT no HSK |
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| turtle, tortoise
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Top: kneeling person ⺈, bottom: electricity 电 (field 田 with lightning rod 乚)
A head ⺈, body 田 and tail 乚 of a: turtle!
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