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The Radical: 居
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residence 居
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to occupy, to seize, according to
jū, jù Left: hand 扌, right: reside, live 居 (Where the buttock 尸 [side view] becomes old 古, he has his residence.)
Where the hand is "living", it wants to: occupy sth. |
扌
居
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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. |
居
尸
古
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剧
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drama, play, show, severe
jù Left: reside/live 居 (Where the buttock 尸 [side view] becomes old 古, he has his residence), right: knife, to cut 刂
It plays at his residence with a knife: this drama. |
居
刂
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锯
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a saw, stapling or cramping broken pieces together
jū, jù Left: metal 钅/金, right: reside, live 居 (Where the buttock 尸 [side view] becomes old 古, he has his residence.)
It's made of metal and you use it where you reside: a saw. |
金
居
乍
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踞
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squat, entrench, be based upon
jù Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: reside/live 居 (Where the buttock 尸 [side view] becomes old 古, he has his residence.)
If your feet (directly) reside you, you are squating. (equally as when you are entrenching) |
足
居
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