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oneself 己
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起
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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to get up, to rise, to start, to launch, to initiate (action)
qǐ Left: to walk/go 走 (On earth 土 feet 足 have to walk.), right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
For walking you yourself need to get up. |
走
己
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已
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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already, to stop, then, afterwards
yǐ
Winding thread
Following the winding thread, I found it already.
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己
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记
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to record, report, to remember, mark, sign
jì Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
The words themselves are recorded in the report. |
讠
己
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己
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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self, oneself, sixth in order
jǐ
Winding path
Following the winding path I find myself.
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己
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包
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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package, to cover, to wrap
bāo Top: wrap 勹, below: snake 巳 (but her: self 己 [= Following the windings, I find myself])
Wrap it in, then it is itself: well packed. |
包
勹
己
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导
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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leadership, to guide, transmit, conduct, to direct
dǎo Top: year of snake 巳 (here: self 己 = Following the windings, I find myself.), bottom: skillful hand 寸
You, yourself, must have a skillful hand for leadership. |
己
寸
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改
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to change, to alter, to transform, to correct
gǎi Left: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.), right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
You yourself, have to "strike" yourself to change. |
己
攴
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纪
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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record, era, period, order, discipline
jì Left: thread 纟/糸, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.) (By knots in a thread you can record information like distances.)
The thread itself (by the knots) records periods. |
糸
己
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配
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to join, fit, mate, mix, complete
pèi Left: wine mug 酉, right: self 己 (Following the windings, I find myself.)
The mug of wine itself fits and must join. |
酉
己
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巴
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to hope, long for, wish, to cling to, sth that sticks
bā Image of a slumped person 巴, that is hoping - Better: understand this as a doorknob
Behind the doorknob 巴 you may hope. |
己
巴
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忌
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to be jealous of, fear, dread, to avoid
jì Top: I/myself 己 (Following the windings, I find myself.), bottom: heart 心
My own heart is jealous. |
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心
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港
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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harbor, port
gǎng Left: water 氵, right: 巷 (together 共, oneself 己) [共 = Put the plants 艹 on the table  together.] [己 = Following the winding path I find myself.]
From the waters for reaching the "together" you yourself need to go to: the harbor. |
氵
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己
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异
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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different, other, unusual, separate
yì (simplified from: 異) Top: year of snake 巳 (here: self 己 = Following the winding path I find myself.), bottom: two hands 廾 (= twice this hand 屮 next to each-other and combined)
The "self" of my two hands is different. |
己
廾
異
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巷
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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lane, alley
xiàng Top: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together), bottom: self 己 (Following the windings, I find myself.)
You can be together (with others) or you yourself (= alone): In a lane. |
共
己
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岂
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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how? (emphatic question)
qǐ Top: mountain 山, bottom: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
On the mountain? Myself? What? How? |
山
岂
己
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熙
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JLPT no HSK |
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prosperous, splendid
xī Top: 巸 (minister 臣 [eye wide open], self 己), bottom: fire 灬
The minister himself must light the fire, to make it splendid. |
臣
己
灬
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祀
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JLPT no HSK |
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to sacrifice, to offer libation to
sì Left: to show, altar 礻/示, right: year of the snake 巳 (here: self 己)
When you are at the altar yourself, then for a sacrifice. |
示
己
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凯
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JLPT no HSK |
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triumphant, victorious, chi (Greek letter Χχ)
kǎi Left: how? 岂 (Up to the mountain 山? Myself 己? How??), right: table 几 (here: bonded 几 legs 儿)
Up the mountain I walk myself with bonded legs: I'm triumphant! |
岂
几
己
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撰
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JLPT no HSK |
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to compose, to compile, write
zhuàn Left: hand 扌, right: 巽 (self 己, together 共)
By hand things which were 'each themselves' (= words) are made into a: 'together' (= a composition), when: composing. |
扌
己
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妃
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JLPT no HSK |
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imperial concubine
fēi Left: woman 女, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
The woman herself is a concubine. |
女
己
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巳
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JLPT no HSK |
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year of the Snake, 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m.
sì
Image of a winding snake
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己
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杞
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JLPT no HSK |
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boxthorn (Lycium chinense), willow
qǐ Left: tree 木, right: self 己 (Following the winding path I find myself.)
The tree that can be winding [like at: 己], is a willow (boxthorn). |
木
己
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