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stage, tribune 台
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始
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to begin, to start, then, only then
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Left: woman 女, right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
The woman came on the tribune/stage and started.
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台
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| stage, tribune, terrace, stand, support
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Top: nose 厶, below: mouth 口
The nose is above the mouth as if on a tribune.
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抬
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to lift, to raise, (of two or more persons) to carry
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Left: hand 扌, right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
If the hand brings sth. on a stage, it has lifted or raised it.
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治
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to heal/cure, to rule, to control, government
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Left: water 氵/水 (here: spring), right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
If water is presented on a stage, it must be (special) for healing or from the government.
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胎
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| fetus, embryo, (air-)tire(=轮胎)
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Left: (part of the) body 月/肉, right: stage, tribune, platform, rack 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.
A body part serves a platform (= womb) for: the fetus.
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怠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| lazy, idle, negligent, careless
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From top: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.), heart 心
At a (performance) on stage, the heart is feeling lazy.
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冶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| metallurgy, to smelt, cast, to mould
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Left: ice 冫, which stands for "not-melted", right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
“Ice” (= sth. not melted) has its stage appearance during smelting.
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怡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| harmony, pleased
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Left: feelings 忄, right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
The feeling on a stage is: Harmony.
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苔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| moss, lichen, coating
tāi, tái
艹
台
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Top: plant 艹, bottom: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
The plant for the stage is the: moss.
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殆
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JLPT no HSK |
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| dangerous, perilous, endanger, almost, only
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Left: evil, bad 歹 (image of a bare bone, vertebra), right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
If sth. evil on stage is: dangerous.
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贻
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to hand down, to bequeath
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Left: money 贝/貝, right: stage, tribune 台 (The nose 厶 is above the mouth 口 as if on a tribune.)
Money is the stage (= means for transfer) for: handing over.
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