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halberd 戈
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Used in these Kanji:
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我
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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I, me, my
wǒ Left: hand 手/扌, right: halberd 戈
In my hand a halberd, and I am myself.
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我
手
戈
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找
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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to find/seek sb. for a job, to look for, to call on sb
zhǎo Left: hand 扌, right: halberd 戈:
(Think of a freelance job) If you want to get your hand on a halberd, you seek a job.
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扌
戈
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或
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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maybe, perhaps, possibly
huò Halberd 戈 and mouth 口 (cf. salty 咸)
Can you hit the mouth with the one halberd? Maybe!
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或
戈
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成
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to achieve, succeed, to accomplish
chéng Left: part of direction, square 方, right: a halberd 戈
In the direction of the halberd we will achieve it.
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成
戈
方
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越
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to climb over, to exceed, to surpass
yuè Left: to go, walk 走 (On earth 土 feet 足 have to walk.), right: var. of halberd 戈
(As a support or walking aid:) When walking use your halberd to climb over it.
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走
戈
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戏
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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a play, drama, opera, trick
xì Left: again 又 (image of a hand), right: halberd 戈
Again and again the hand at the halberd in a play.
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又
戈
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划
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to scratch a surface, to row/paddle, to plan
huá, huà Left: halberd 戈, right: knife, to cut 刂
A halberd is for cutting, but also for scratching, paddling or planning.
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戈
刂
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戴
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to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc), to bear, support
dài Right: variant of halberd 戈, below: extraordinary 異 (field 田, together 共) [異 was simplified to: 异] - Here, see top&right as variant of military 戎 (= with the ten 十 men with the halberds 戈)
In the military 戎 they are in the field 田 and have together 共 (the same cloths) put on.
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共
異
戎
戈
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线
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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line, thread, string, wire
xiàn Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈, here: draw one 一 line with a halberd)
Like one thread and drawn with a halberd is this one: line.
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糸
戋
戈
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戚
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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relatives, grief, sorrow
qī Outside: halberd 戈, below: pepper plant 尗
When halberds are raging in the pepper fields the relatives are grieving.
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戈
尗
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域
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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region, zone, area, field, domain (taxonomy)
yù Left: earth 土, right: maybe 或 (halberd 戈, below: outline 口 of a field with marked border line 一)
Earth and fields are divided 一 by halberds into regions and zones.
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土
或
戈
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裁
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to cut out (as a dress), trim, reduce, decision, judgment
cái Top: ten 十, halberd 戈, bottom: clothes 衤/衣
For ten layers of clothes we use a halberd to cut it out.
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十
戎
戈
衣
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战
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to fight, war, battle
zhàn Left: divine/fortune telling 占 (crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told), right: halberd 戈
After the divination, the halberd was taken: to fight.
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占
戈
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藏
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to hide away, to conceal, to harbor, depository
cáng, zàng Top: plant 艹, below: 臧 (fragment 爿, official 臣, halberd 戈)
The plant is the fragment that the official with the halberd is hiding away.
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艹
丬
臣
戈
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威
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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authority, power, prestige
wēi Outside: garrison 戍 (persons 人 (= ノ+一) with halberds 戈), inside: woman 女
If a person with a halberd is above a woman, he has authority.
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戎
女
戈
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戒
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warning, guard against, to exhort, to admonish
jiè Left: two hands 廾 (= twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined), right: halberd 戈
Two hands are holding up a halberd to warn and admonish.
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戒
廾
戈
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载
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to convey, to load, written record, year
zǎi, zài A plus + for 'more', a halberd 戈 and a vehicle 车/車
To have more halberds loaded onto the vehicle results in a good convey of the load.
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戈
戎
车
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浅
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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shallow (water), light (color)
jiān, qiǎn Left: water 氵, right: two 二 and halberd 戈
Water covering only two halberds is too shallow.
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氵
戋
戈
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伐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to cut down, to fell, attack, boast
fá Left: person 亻/人, right: halberd 戈
The person used the halberd for cutting down (felling).
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亻
戈
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残
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to destroy, to ruin, cruel, incomplete, to remain
cán Left: bad, wicked 歹[= bare bone], right: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈)
Only bones and two halberds remained: at the destruction.
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歹
戋
戈
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贼
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thief, traitor, wily, deceitful, evil
zéi Left: money 贝/貝, right: military 戎 (Ten 十 halberds 戈 for the military.)
Whoever takes money by force (=military-like) is a thief.
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贝
戎
十
戈
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截
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a section, to cut off (a length)
jié Top: ten 十 and halberd 戈, below: bird 隹
For the ten birds use the halberd for cutting them in sections.
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戈
戎
隹
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惑
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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confuse, to be puzzled
huò Top: maybe 或 (halberd 戈, circumference 口 of a field with a mark 一 for boundary), below: heart 心
Limited [= limit 一 and field 口] by halberds, the heart feels confused.
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或
戈
心
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茂
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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luxuriant, luxuriant nature, voluptuous
mào Top: plant 艹, below: 戊 (halberd 戈 with additions)
Plants are cut/mowed with halberds for a luxuriant nature.
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艹
戈
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栽
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to plant, to grow, to insert
zāi Left: ten 十, tree 木 (cf. abundant 丰), right: halberd 戈
Using a halberd (i.e. used as a plow) ten trees were planted.
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木
丰
戈
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械
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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machine, appliance, tool, gear, mechanical
xiè Left: tree 木, right: admonish/warning 戒 (two hands 廾 holding a halberd 戈 to admonish)
If you use wood and your hands to make a halberd, you need: a machine.
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木
戒
廾
戈
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蔑
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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belittle, ignore, nothing
miè From top: grass/plant 艹, eye 罒 (With the pupil ロ in the center), garrison 戍 (= The persons 人 (= ノ & 一) at the halberds 戈)
(When crossing the border illegally, you need to crawl lying flat.) If your eyes are below the grass, the garrison will neglect you, but also might despise you.
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艹
网
戎
戈
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绒
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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woolen, velvet, silk
róng Left: thread 纟/糸, right: military 戎 (... with the 十 [men] with halberds 戈)
The threads (= uniforms) at the military are woolen.
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糸
戎
十
戈
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诫
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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commandment, to admonish, prohibit
jiè Left: word 讠/言, right: to warn 戒 (Two hands 廾 are holding a halberd 戈 to warn) [hands 廾 = twice this hand 屮 with the fingers 山 towards the top; simplified & combined]
Words to warn as a commandment.
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讠
戒
廾
戈
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阀
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JLPT no HSK |
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clique, faction, valve (loanword)
fá Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: to cut down, fell 伐 (A person 亻with a halberd 戈 is cutting down.)
It's like a gate with a guarding person (person with a halberd): the valve.
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门
亻
戈
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戈
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JLPT no HSK |
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halberd, spear combined with axe
gē
Image of a halberd
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戈
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哉
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JLPT no HSK |
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(exclamatory or interrogative particle)
zāi Here, see top&right as variant of military 戎 (= with the ten 十 [men] at the halberds 戈), below: mouth 口
At the military, out of the mouths 口 comes a cry of exclamation. Or: "An old 古 halberd 戈!", was what he exclaimed.)
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古
戎
戈
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盏
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JLPT no HSK |
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a small cup, classifier for lamps
zhǎn Top: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈), below: bowl 皿
The (diameter) of two halberds has this 'bowl': a small cup.
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戋
戈
皿
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嘎
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JLPT no HSK |
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cackling sound, creak, crunch
gā, gǎ Left: Mouth 口, right: 戛 (Vari. of: head, shoulder 頁 [= head 目 with shoulders 八 and eyebrows 一], halbard 戈)
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when cutting off a head with a halberd is a: cackling.
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口
頁
戈
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戳
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to jab, to poke, to stab, to blunt, to fuck (vulgar)
chuō Left: feather of pheasant 翟 (feather 羽 and bird 隹), right: halberd 戈
With a (pointed) feather of a bird or a halberd, you can jab or poke.
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羽
隹
戈
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戎
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JLPT no HSK |
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military, army (matters)
róng Left: ten 十, right: halberd 戈 [cf. garrison 戍 = a person 人 with a halberd 戈]
The ten (men) with halberds are at the: military.
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十
戈
戎
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戮
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JLPT no HSK |
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to kill
lù Left: sound of the wind 翏 (At feather 羽 or the beard 㐱 you feel the wind. [㐱 = person 人 with beard 彡]), right: halberd 戈
Soundless like the wind is the halberd, when: killing!
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羽
翏
戈
㐱
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贱
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JLPT no HSK |
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inexpensive, low, lowly
jiàn Left: money 贝/貝, right: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈)
If you only have money for two halberds, you live inexpensive and are low.
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贝
戋
戈
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戊
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JLPT no HSK |
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fifth of 10 heavenly stems, fifth in order, penta
wù
Variation of halberd 戈 with 5 spikes for five
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戈
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戟
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JLPT no HSK |
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halberd, a lance with two points
jǐ Left: sunrise (The sun 日 rises between plants 艹) [sunset is: 莫], right: halberd 戈
Double-sided 十 sharp around the center 日 is this: halberd.
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戈
旦
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笺
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JLPT no HSK |
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comment, letter, note, note-paper
jiān Top: bamboo 竹, below: 戋 (two 二 halberds 戈)
Made of bamboo and cut with a halberd into two (note-) papers for the comments.
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竹
戋
戈
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戍
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JLPT no HSK |
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garrison, to protect
shù Mainly: halberd 戈, and at the left a person 人 (= ノ & 一) [cf. military 戎 = ten 十 halberds 戈]
The persons with the halberds form the garrison.
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戎
人
戈
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筏
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JLPT no HSK |
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raft (of logs)
fá Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: to cut down, fell 伐 (The person 亻with the halberd 戈 is cutting down.)
The bamboo should be cut down to make a: raft.
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竹
亻
戈
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戌
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JLPT no HSK |
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11th earthly branch, year of the Dog
xū Left: variation of person 人, right: halberd 戈
The weird person with a halberd needs a dog.
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戈
戎
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