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hanging down 垂
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Used in these characters:
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睡
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to sleep
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Left: eye 目, right: suspend/drop/drip 垂 (A vehicle 車 with two further wheels, of which one is loose and almost drops off.)
My eyes are almost dropping off, I am sleepy.
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垂
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to hang (down), droop, dangle, nearly, almost
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A vehicle 車 with two further wheels, of which one is loose and almost drops off.
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锤
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| hammer, to hammer into shape, weight
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Left: metal 钅, right: suspend, hang down 垂 (A vehicle 車 with two further wheels, of which one is loose and almost drops off.) [Here: Bell 钟 seen from above with bell body 口 and bearing axle 丨]
This bell 钟 has a bearing 二 of the axle 丨 and on both sides of the body 口 are three ≡,≡ hammers, or mallets.
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唾
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| saliva, to spit
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Left: mouth 口, right: suspend/drop 垂 (A vehicle 車 with two further wheels, of which one is loose and almost drops off.)
From the mouth drops the saliva.
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捶
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JLPT no HSK |
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| beat with the fist, to hammer, to cudgel
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Left: hand 扌, right: hang (down), droop 垂 (A vehicle 車 with two further wheels, of which one is loose and almost drops off.)
The hand hangs (or moves) downwards, when: beating with the cudgel or fist.
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