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hand 彐
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Explanation |
originally a snoot (of pig), but here used as a hand. |
Used in these Kanji:
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雪
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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snow, snowfall
xuě Top: rain 雨 (= window 冂 with cloud 一 and drops 丶丶), below: hand
Rain that you can hold in your hand is: snow.
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雨
彐
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急
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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urgent, pressing, rapid, hurried
jí From top: inflected person ⺈, hand /彐, heart 心
The inflected person holds the hand to the heart, because he was in an urgent hurry. (and now is exhausted)
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急
心
彐
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当
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to act as, match equally, suitable, adequate
dāng, dàng Top: small 小, bottom: hand /彐
Even a small hand acts as such.
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小
彐
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扫
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to sweep, broom
sǎo, sào Left: hand 扌, right: hand /彐, which was simplified from 掃 showing at the right a hand 彐holding a broom 冖巾.
It is the hand that holds the broom: to sweep.
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扌
彐
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录
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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diary, record, to hit, to copy
lù Top: hand 彐, bottom: liquid 水 (Compare with: green 绿 where a hand /彐 squeezes fiber 纟 and green liquid 水 drops down.)
When the hand squeezes out a liquid this means: 'diary' or 'keeping records'.
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录
彐
水
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妇
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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married woman
fù Left: woman 女, right: hand /彐 (traditional: 婦 with a broom in the hand)
The woman who gave her hand, is a married woman.
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女
彐
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归
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to go back, to return, to resign, conclude
guī Left: knife 刂, right: hand /彐; simplified from 帰 or 歸. Showed originally a man with a sword who returns to his wife 帚 (=hand with broom)
When the man with a sword is at his wife 妇 (today: hand without broom) he has returned.
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刂
彐
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灵
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spirit, departed soul, quick, alert, efficacious, effective
líng Top: hand /彐, below: fire 火
Just as the hand cannot grasp fire, it is with the spirit.
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彐
火
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慧
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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intelligent, wisdom, knowledge
huì Top: comet 彗 (It does not 非 fall into your hands /彐: The comet), bottom: heart 心
If you make double wings from inverted wings 非 with your hands and you have a heart, you are intelligent.
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非
彐
心
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寻
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to search, to look for, to seek
xún Top: hand /彐, below: skillful hand 寸
Use both hands for searching.
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彐
寸
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档
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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file, shelve, official records, grade (of goods)
dàng Left: tree 木, right: act as 当 (Also a small 小 hand /彐 acts as such.)
A tree can also act as a file or shelve.
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木
彐
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挡
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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keep off, to resist, obstruct hinder, to block
dǎng, dàng Left: hand 扌, right: 当 (=small 小 hand /彐)
With a hand, a small hand is kept off.
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扌
小
彐
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隐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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concealed, secret, hidden, crypto-...
yǐn Left: hill 阝, right: urgent/hurry 急 (The bent person ⺈ holds hand /彐 to heart 心, because he was in hurry (and now is exhausted)
He used the hill, for urgently hiding and concealing it.
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阝
急
彐
心
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浸
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to immerse, to soak, to steep, gradually
jìn Left: water 氵, right: var. of a hand holding a broom 帚
The water in the broom gets soaked up.
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氵
彐
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彗
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JLPT no HSK |
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comet
huì Top: vari. of not 非 (shows opposite wings 羽), bottom: hand /彐
It does not fall into your hands: The comet.
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非
彐
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