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The Radical: 之
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this (particle) 之
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Used in these Kanji:
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之
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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possessive particle, this, him, her, it
zhī Shows a foot with a line below. This character has the same origin like: 止
My food stands for my standpoint, meaning referring to. |
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泛
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to float, non-specific, general, extensive, inundate
fàn Left: water 氵, right: short of, lack 乏 (person 人 and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack is lacking sth.])
In the water it's lacking (i.e. the direction): it is floating. |
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乏
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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short of, lack, deficient, tired
fá Of obscure origin. Top can be read as one 一 or person 人, below as zigzag 之
A person going zigzag is lacking sth. |
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眨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to blink, to wink
zhǎ Left: eye 目, right: short of, lack 乏 (person 人 and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack is lacking sth.])
If the eyes are lacking, you are blinking. |
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贬
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to diminish, reduce, devaluate, depreciate, censure
biǎn Left: money 贝/貝, right: short of, lack 乏 (person 人 and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack lacking sth.])
If money is lacking, it is diminished. |
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芝
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sesame (seed)
zhī Top: plant 艹, bottom: 之 variant of plant (suggestion: as a zigzag path)
A plant that is also grows along paths is: sesame. |
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