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private, nose 厶
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Explanation |
Side view of a nose that is facing to the left. |
Used in these Kanji:
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会
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to meet, can, be possible, likely to, to assemble
huì, kuài Top: person 人, below: to say, cloud 云 (It can drip from both 二, namely from noses 厶 or: clouds) - [厶 = nose in side view]
When persons are speaking 云 together as "two noses" they meet and assemble.
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会
人
厶
云
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能
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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talent, ability, capability
néng Left: nose 厶, body 肉/月, right: claws 匕/匕
(In dog breeding:) Nose, body and claws prove talent.
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厶
肉
匕
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么
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"referring to", exclamatory final particle, interrogative
má, me, mó, yāo Top: accent for emphasis 丶, bottom: self, personal 厶 (shows a nose)
The emphasis on your own nose is this reference.
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丶
ノ
厶
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去
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to go away, to cause, remove, get rid of
qù Top: earth, ground 土, bottom: nose 厶 (Image of a nose in side view)
When the nose is below the ground, it has gone away.
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去
土
厶
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始
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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to begin, to start, then, only then
shǐ Left: woman 女, right: platform 台 (The nose 厶 over the mouth 口 is like a platform.)
The lady on the platform begins.
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女
台
厶
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公
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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public, collectively owned, common, male (animal)
gōng Eight 八, nose 厶 (a nose in side view)
Eight noses stand for the public.
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公
八
厶
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脚
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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foot, leg, base
jiǎo, jué Left: body part 月/肉, right: retreat 却 (Leaving 去 in a bowed卩 position is a retreat.) [to leave 去 = Below ground 土 is the nose 厶 that has left.]
The body part for making a retreat [= the leaving in a bowed position] is: the foot.
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肉
去
厶
卩
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参
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attend, participate, join, irregular
cān, shēn, cēn From top: nose ム (a nose in side view), big 大, hairy 彡 (Originally this was the image of a kneeling woman 女 = くノ一 with long hair 彡 (possibly with hairpins 八 ?), with the meaning: beautiful)
Where the kneeling woman ム with the big hair is, I would like to participate.
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参
厶
大
彡
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熊
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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bear, raging flames
xióng Top: talent, ability 能 (nose 厶, body 月/肉 and claws 匕匕 prove talent.), bottom: four legs 灬
The 'talent' on four legs is the bear.
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厶
肉
匕
灬
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台
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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platform, stage, terrace, stand, support
tái Top: nose 厶, below: mouth 口
The nose over the mouth is like a platform.
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台
厶
口
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允
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to permit, to allow, grant, fair
yǔn Top: nose 厶, below: legs 儿
Who has a nose and legs shall be permitted.
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厶
儿
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酸
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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sour, acid
suān Left: wine jar 酉, right: nose 厶, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂)
Wine that smells like nose, legs and feet is sour.
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酉
厶
夂
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县
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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county (administrative area), district
xiàn Top: further/moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.), bottom: nose 厶
Three units 口 with noses define the county.
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且
厶
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乡
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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country, native place, home village
xiāng Short thread 幺
Like two noses 厶 behind each other, constituting the country.
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幺
厶
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私
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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personal, private, selfish
sī Left: rice plant 禾, right: nose 厶
Next to the rice plant with the nose: that's me.
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禾
厶
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俊
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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smart, eminent, handsome, talented
jùn Left: person 人, right: dawdle 夋 (nose 厶, legs 儿, cross-legged 夂)
A person with such a nose, legs and contorted feet must be smart.
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人
夋
厶
夂
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鬼
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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devil, ghost, sly, crafty
guǐ From top: death mask (accent ノ, field 田), legs 儿, nose 厶
The dead mask with legs and nose looks like a devil.
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鬼
厶
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雄
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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male, imposing, powerful
xióng Left: upper arm 厷 (ten 十, nose 厶), right: bird 隹
The ten-noses-bird is the male and the female 雌 is the stop-and-sit-bird.
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十
厶
隹
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唉
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'oh dear' or grunt/sigh of agreement, 'yes'
āi, ài Left: mouth 口, right: end-particle 矣 (Ìf the nose 厶 is hit by an arrow 矢, it is the end.) [arrow 矢 = An arrow ノ in the sky 天]
The mouth gives at the end: the approval.
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口
矣
厶
矢
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魅
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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demon, devil, magic, to charm
mèi Left: demon 鬼 (death mask [accent ノ, field 田], legs 儿, nose 厶), right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
The devil has not yet 'deviled'.
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鬼
厶
未
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宏
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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magnificent, great, imposing, macro-
hóng Top: roof 宀, below: upper arm 厷 (here: ten 十, nose 厶)
If under the roof, there are ten noses, it is magnificent.
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宀
十
厶
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挨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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adjacent, close to, to endure, in sequence
āi, ái Left: Hand 扌, right: end-particle 矣 (If the nose 厶 is hit by an arrow 矢, it is the end.) [arrow 矢 = An arrow ノ in the sky 天]
A hand's width (distance) from the nose was that arrow: That was closely adjacent.
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扌
矣
厶
矢
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惨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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miserable, wretched, cruel, inhuman, tragic
cǎn Left: feeling 忄, right: to participate 参 (Where the simplified woman ム with the big 大 hair 彡 is, I like to participate.)
The feeling that my nose is big and hairy makes me miserable.
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忄
参
厶
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勾
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to hook, to attract, to arouse, collude
gōu, gòu Enwrap 勹, nose 厶
Two hooks in engagement, when: hooking in.
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勾
勹
厶
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唆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to instigate, incite, to stir up
suō Left: mouth 口, right: to dawdle 夋 (nose 厶, legs 儿, upturned foot 夂)
Mouth, nose, legs and an upturned foot: That shall instigate?
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口
夋
厶
夂
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麽
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JLPT no HSK |
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tiny, insignificant, (interrogative particle)
me, mó Left: hemp 麻 (The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp), bottom: 么 (two noses 厶)
(In contrast to cocaine: The consumption of) hemp through the noses is insignificant.
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麻
厶
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垒
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JLPT no HSK |
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rampart, barrier, base (in baseball)
lěi Traditionally 壘, which shows three fields 田 above the earth 土. Now top part simplified to: nose 厶
Like three fields (now: "noses") the earth serves (piled): as a rampart.
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厶
土
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牟
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JLPT no HSK |
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barley, to moo, to seek or obtain
móu Top: nose 厶, bottom: cow 牛
The nose of the cow seeks for barley.
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厶
牛
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矣
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JLPT no HSK |
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classical final particle, similar to modern 了
yǐ Top: nose 厶, bottom: arrow 矢 (= An arrow ノ in the sky 天)
If the nose is hit by an arrow, it is the: end!
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矣
厶
矢
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埃
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JLPT no HSK |
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dust, dirt, Ångström (=10^-10 m), Egypt
āi Left: earth 土, right: end-particle 矣 (If the nose 厶 is hit by the arrow 矢, it is the end) [here: 厶 as arrowhead]
The earth is hit by the head 厶 of the arrow and turns into: dust.
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土
矣
厶
矢
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拚
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JLPT no HSK |
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to reject, to disregard
pàn, pīn Left: hand 扌, right: 弁 (nose 厶, two hands 廾)
The hand is used to cover the nose with the hands and this means: rejection.
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扌
厶
廾
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眸
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JLPT no HSK |
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pupil (of the eye), eye
móu Left: eye 目, right: barly 牟 (The nose 厶 of the cow 牛 seeks for barlay.)
In the eye is something 'barley-shaped': the pupil.
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目
厶
牛
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篡
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JLPT no HSK |
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to seize, to usurp
cuàn Top: calculate 算 (I use the bamboo 竹 abacus 目 with both hands 廾 to calculate.), bottom: nose 厶
I calculate and my nose whats to seize an object.
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算
厶
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弘
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JLPT no HSK |
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enrich, enlarge, liberal, great
hóng Left: bow 弓, right: nose 厶
A bent nose has sb., with plans for enriching and enlarging.
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弓
厶
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俟
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until, wait for
sì Left: person 亻, right: end-particle 矣 (If the nose 厶 is hit by the arrow 矢, it is the end) [arrow 矢 = An arrow ノ in the sky 天]
When the person is at the end, it means: 'until ...'
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亻
矣
厶
矢
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