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The Radical: 弟
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Hanzi-Trainer
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Meaning |
younger brother 弟
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Explanation |
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Used in these Kanji:
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第
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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prefix for making an order/ranking (first, second, etc)
dì Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: bow 弓 and feathered arrow λ (Variation of younger brother 弟)
With a bamboo (stick) I show my younger brother 弟 the correct order. (= his rank)
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竹
弟
弓
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弟
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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younger brother, I (modest word in letter)
dì From top: to come out 丷, bow 弓, and an arrow λ
A feathered arrow comes from the bow of my younger brother.
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弟
弓
丷
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梯
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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ladder, stairs, steps
tī Left: tree 木, right: younger brother 弟 (A feathered 丷 arrow λ from the bow 弓 of my younger brother.)
It is wooden and for my younger brother (to make him as tall as me): a ladder.
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木
弟
丷
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姨
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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mother's younger sister, aunt
yí Left: woman 女, right: barbarian 夷 (= They have big 大 bows 弓) - (Here: variation of younger brother 第. His bamboo 竹 was simplified to a line 一)
The woman, who is like my younger brother is the younger aunt.
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女
夷
弟
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递
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to hand over, transmit, deliver, progressively
dì Left: movement 辶, right: younger brother 弟 (A feathered 丷 arrow λ from the bow 弓 of my younger brother.)
(The young typically had to do the delivery work:) My younger brother's movement is handing over or delivering.
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辶
弟
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涕
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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snivel, nasal mucus, tears
tì Left: water 氵, right: younger brother 弟 (A feathered 丷arrow λ from the bow 弓 of my younger brother)
The "water" of your younger brother is his snivel.
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氵
弟
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姊
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JLPT no HSK |
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older sister
zǐ Left: woman 女, right: variant of younger brother 弟
The woman who takes care of the half-finished younger brother is: the older sister.
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女
弟
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剃
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JLPT no HSK |
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to shave (beard), to weed
tì Left: younger brother 弟 (A feathered 丷arrow λ from the bow 弓 of my younger brother.), right: knife, to cut刂
My younger brother (still) cuts himself when shaving.
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弟
刂
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