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buttocks in side view 尸
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Explanation |
This radical has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾 or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'. |
Used in these Kanji:
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后
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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empress, queen, behind, rear, afterwards
hòu Top: var. of buttock seen from the side 尸, below: opening 口 as anus, in the sense of 'behind' (Originates in the custom that the empress followed behind the emperor.)
The one following 'behind' is the empress.
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尸
口
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呢
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End-particle: "What about...?", "And...?", "okay?"
ne, ní Left: Mouth 口, right: buddhist nun 尼 (buttocks from side 尸, to sit 匕)
May the mouth of a buddhist nun (talk)? ..and what about?
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口
尼
尸
匕
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居
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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residence, to reside, live
jū Top: buttocks seen from the side 尸, below: old 古 (originally derived from the image of a skull, hence "old"; the idea of a burial mound is also helpful)
Where the buttocks becomes old, he has his residence.
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居
尸
古
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层
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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floor (of a buildings), layer, stratum, storey
céng Outside: 尸 (buttock in side view), below: cloud, to say 云 (It can drip from both 二, namely from noses 厶 or: clouds)
When they are with their buttocks on different "clouds", it refers to: "floors".
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尸
云
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刷
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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brush, to paint, to brush
shuā, shuà Left: bottocks in side view 尸 with cloth 巾 is here understood as tail [to be correct: 尾 means tail], right: knife刂
At the bottocks the 'cloth' [="tail"] is cut and used as: a brush.
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尸
巾
刂
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局
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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office, situation, authorities, classifier for games: match
jú Top: a buttocks in side view 尸, below: phrase/clause 句 (= sth. wrapped 勹 out of the mouth 口)
When the 'buttock' is talking phrases, it is like in the office.
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尸
句
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尽
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to the greatest extent, to exhaust, furthest or extreme
jǐn, jìn Top: measure of length 尺 (1 chǐ = 30 cm, of a person placing a foot to a side), below: two 二
Two units are the greatest extent.
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尺
尸
二
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展
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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exhibition, to spread out, open up, prolong
zhǎn From top: buttock seen from the side 尸, grass, plant 艹, var. of clothes 衣
For the buttocks they used grass to make clothes, and this should be in an exhibition.
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尸
共
衣
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屋
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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house, building
wū Outside: buttocks: 尸 (in side view), below: reach-a-target 至 (From the sky 一 an arrow 厶 comes to the earth 土: reaching it.)
The buttocks reaches his house.
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尸
至
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尾
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tail, remainder, remnant, extremity
wěi Top: buttock 尸 (in side-view), bottom: hair 毛
At the back, the hair turns into: a tail.
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尸
毛
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属
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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species, category, genus (taxonomy), dependents
shǔ, zhǔ From top: buttock seen from the side 尸, accent ノ, insect 虫 with additional long legs 冂
The rear part belongs to an insect with long legs - but which species?
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属
尸
虫
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壁
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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wall, rampart
bì Top: anal penetration, torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, Anus 口, needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture), bottom: earth 土
Anal penetration on the earth, but behind a wall.
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辟
土
尸
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眉
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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eyebrow, upper margin
méi Top: var. of butt in side view 尸, below: eye 目. Here better:
An eye framed by an eyebrow.
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眉
尸
目
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尺
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Längenmaß Chǐ, 1/3m, a Chinese foot
chǐ Top: body 口 of a person, below: legs 八
If you stretch out a leg to measure a length, you have a foot (= 1 Chǐ).
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尸
尺
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届
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to become due, period, session, scheduled event
jiè Left: buttock seen from the side 尸, right: cause/reason 由 (The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.)
This buttock is the cause of the session that became due.
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尸
由
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避
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to avoid, to shun, to flee, to escape
bì Left: movement 辶, right: anal penetration, torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口 and a needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture)
Movements during anal penetration should be avoided.
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辶
辟
尸
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屈
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crouch, bent, crooked, to feel wronged
qū Top: buttock from the side 尸, bottom: come/go out 出 (Two mountains 山 coming out one after the other)
("plumber's crack or smile", which refers to the visible butt-crack if a guy crouches with a too short shirt.) The buttock (= the crack) comes out when stooping(=bowing).
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尸
屈
出
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握
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to grasp, to hold, to clench (one's fist)
wò Left: hand 扌, right: house, building 屋 (buttock seen from the side 尸, and: reach 至 [falling arrow 厶 reaching the ground 土])
When the hand has reached the buttocks, it grasps it.
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扌
尸
至
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漏
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to leak, to divulge, to leave out by mistake, funnel
lòu Left: water 氵, right: buttocks from the side 尸 and rain 雨
The water on the buttocks is rain but it 'leaks' down.
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氵
尸
雨
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屉
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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drawer, tier, tray, steamer top
tì Left: buttocks 尸 (here: sliding door 戸), below: epoch, generation 世 (here: steam)
The sliding door can be seen as a drawer and with steam it becomes a steamer top.
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尸
世
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履
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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shoe, footwear, to tread on
lǚ Top: buttock from the side 尸, below: to go 彳, repeat 复 (= lying or sitting in sun 日 cross-legged 夂 is to be repeated)
The buttock shall when walking repeatingly tread on with his shoe.
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尸
彳
复
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屏
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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reject, get rid of, keep control, hold (one's breath)
bǐng, píng Left: buttocks 尸, right: combine 并 (When coming out 丷 the gate 开 of a buddh. temple you shall be united)
That the buttocks/asses unite, is to be rejected.
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尸
并
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泥
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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mud, clay, paste, pulp
ní, nì Left: water 氵, right: nun 尼 (buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕)
The water, in which the nun is sitting, is muddy.
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氵
尼
尸
匕
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尸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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dead body, corpse, carcass
shī
In the explanations this radical is used as buttocks in side view.
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尸
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殿
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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palace hall
diàn Left: buttock from the side 尸, together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.), right: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)
Buttocks together with the armed hands are in the palace.
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尸
共
殳
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辟
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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monarch, to repel, avoid, dispel, refute, repudiate
bì, pì Shows: anal penetration, torture 辟 (buttock from the side 尸, anus 口, needle 辛 as symbol for penetration or torture)
Penetrating the buttocks with a needle is what the monarch avoids.
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辛
辟
尸
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嘱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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admonish, to urge, to enjoin, to implore
zhǔ Left: mouth 口, right: species, category 属 (It has buttock 尸, an accent ノ, so this insect 虫 with additional long legs 冂 is a special species.)
(There are always the same troublemakers.) With the mouth this species shall be admonished.
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口
属
尸
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屁
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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fart, flatulence, nonsense
pì Left: buttocks 尸, right: compare 比 (here: the image of ass cheeks)
The buttocks leaves between the ass cheeks: A fart!
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尸
比
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屡
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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repeatedly, frequently, again and again
lǚ Left: buttocks 尸, right: collect 娄 (Rice grains 米 are by women 女 been: collected.)
The 'buttocks' shall collect: repeatedly.
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尸
娄
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屑
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bits, trivial, fragments, crumbs, filings, trifling
xiè Left: buttocks 尸, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Like from the buttocks, the small bodies are trivial bits.
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尸
肖
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涮
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to rinse, hold briefly into boiling water
shuàn Left: water 氵, right: brush 刷 (The "tail" [= cloth 巾 at the buttocks 尸] is cut刂 and used as a brush) [cf. tail 尾]
Use water and a brush for rinsing.
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氵
尸
巾
刂
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屠
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slaughter, slaughter man
tú Left: corpse 尸 [しかばね] (Often this radical is used in its second meaning: "buttocks", right: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
The corpse of the person [shows], that he was slaughtered.
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尸
者
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喔
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JLPT no HSK |
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I see!, Oh!
ō Left: mouth 口, right: building, house 屋 (His 尸 buttocks reaches 至 the house)
The mouth like a building says: I see!
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口
尸
至
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卢
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JLPT no HSK |
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abbr. for Luxembourg
lú Top: fork in the road 卜, bottom: buttocks in side view 尸
Like at a forking road (between the three neighboring countries) you sit with your buttocks in Luxembourg.
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卜
尸
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颅
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JLPT no HSK |
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skull
lú Left: Luxembourg 卢 (forking of the way卜, buttocks 尸), right: page, leaf, forehead 页/頁 (head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一)
If there is only one hair 卜 on the head 尸, this head 頁 is a skull.
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卜
尸
頁
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尿
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JLPT no HSK |
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to urinate, urine
niào, suī Left: buttock from the side 尸, below: water 水
The buttock's water is called urine.
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尸
水
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尼
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Buddhist nun, (often used in phonetic spellings)
ní Buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕
Sitting on her buttocks is the nun.
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尼
尸
匕
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妮
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girl, phonetic "ni" (in girl's name)
nī Left woman 女, right: buddist nun 尼 (buttock from the side 尸, sitting person 匕)
A woman, sitting like a nun, is: a girl.
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女
尼
尸
匕
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臀
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JLPT no HSK |
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butt, buttocks
tún Top: palace hall 殿 (Buttocks 尸 together 共 with the weapons in their hands 殳 are in the palace), bottom: body part 月/肉
The 'palace' amoung the body parts is the: buttocks.
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尸
共
殳
肉
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尉
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JLPT no HSK |
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military officer
wèi From left: buttock seen from the side 尸, to show 示, skillful hand 寸
This buttocks shows a skillful hand: that's an officer.
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尉
尸
示
寸
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垢
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dirt, disgrace
gòu Left: earth 土, right: empress, behind 后 (Originates in the custom that the empress followed behind the emperor. shows: buttocks 尸 with anus 口 for: "behind": The one following 'behind' is the empress.)
What comes to the ground from the buttocks' anus, is: dirt.
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口
尸
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屎
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JLPT no HSK |
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excrements, feces, ear wax, nasal mucus
shǐ Left: buttocks 尸, right: rice 米
Coming out of the buttocks after (the consumption of) rice, are the: excrements.
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尸
米
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犀
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rhinoceros, sharp
xī Outside: buttocks 尸, below: vari of water 水, cow 牛
The buttocks is in the water of this 'cow': the rhinoceros.
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尸
水
牛
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辗
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roll over on side (in bed), roller
zhǎn Left: vehicle 车/車, right: exhibition, to spread out 展 (For the buttocks 尸 they used grass 艹 to make clothes 衣, and this should be in an exhibition)
With a vehicle the buttocks becomes (flat) like clothes, if you: roll over.
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车
尸
共
衣
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碾
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millstone, stone roller, to grind, crush, husk
niǎn Left: stone 石, right: to exhibit 展 (For the buttocks 尸 they used grass 艹 to make clothes 衣, and this should be in an exhibition)
The stone that is (especially) exhibited is the millstone.
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石
尸
共
衣
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摒
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JLPT no HSK |
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to discard, to get rid of
bìng Left: hand 扌, right: reject 屏 (That the buttocks 尸 combine 并 is to be rejected) [并= When you are coming out 丷 of the open temple's gate 开, you shall be combined/united. 并]
When the hand is rejecting, it discards to get rid of it.
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扌
尸
并
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娓
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JLPT no HSK |
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enchanting, agreeable, active, comply with
wěi Left: woman 女, right: tail, remainder 尾 (The hair 毛 at the buttocks 尸)
Women with (horse)tails can be enchanting.
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女
尸
毛
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