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early, morning 早
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早
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early, morning
zǎo Sunrise 旦 (sun 日 above the horizon 一) with marking: 丶
When the sun is at the marking 丶 at the horizon, it is early in the morning. |
早
日
旦
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草
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grass, straw
cǎo Top: plant/grass 艹, below: early, fast 早 (When the sunrise 旦 is at the mark 丶 at the horizon 一, it is early in the morning.
The plant, that grows fast, is grass. |
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早
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掉
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to fall, to drop, to lag behind
diào Left: hand 扌, right: excellent 卓 ([before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜 early at the morning 早 is excellent.) [卜 = divining = crack in turtle's shell]
(As a support/hold when falling) A hand is excellent, when you fall. |
扌
卓
卜
早
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章
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medal, badge, decoration, order, chapter, regulation
zhāng Top: to rise/stand 立, below: early 早 (When the sunrise 旦 at the marking 丶 at the horizon 一, it is early in the morning)
Get up early and you will get a medal. |
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章
立
早
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卓
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outstanding, excellent
zhuó Top: divination 卜/占 (crack 卜 in the shell of a turtle used for divination), below: early/fast 早
[before the day happens:] A divination at the early morning is: excellent. |
卜
十
占
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早
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罩
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cover, fish trap (basket), shade
zhào Top: net 罒, bottom: excellent 卓 ([Before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜 early at the morning 早 is excellent)
A net is excellent as a cover. |
网
卓
卜
早
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障
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to hinder, block, obstruct
zhàng Left: hill 阝, right: medal 章 (Get up 立 early 早 to get a medal.)
(As a protection against floodwaters) The hill gets a medal, because it is a hindrance. [against the water] |
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章
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早
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彰
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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manifest, conspicuous
zhāng Left: medal, badge 章 (Get up 立 early 早 to get a medal.), right: hair 彡
The medals in the hair are manifest. |
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章
彡
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悼
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mourn, lament
dào Left: feeling 忄, right: excellent 卓 ([Before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜/占 early at the morning 早 is excellent)
Can feelings be excellent, when you are mourning? |
忄
卓
卜
早
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潭
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pond, pool, pit, profound, depression
tán Left: water 氵, right: 覃 (west 覀/西, early, fast 早)
The water in the west, you reach quickly, is the pond. |
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西
早
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绰
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spacious, wide, generous, ample, well-off, to grip
chuò Left: thread 纟/糸, right: excellent 卓 ([Before the day happens:] Fortune telling 卜 early 早 at the morning is excellent)
Threads are excellent when they are spacious (=long?). |
糸
卓
卜
早
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谭
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surname Tan
tán Left: word 讠/言, right: reach to, spread to 覃 (west 覀/西, early 早)
The word has spread, that his name is 'Tan'. |
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西
早
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韩
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Korea, esp. South Korea 大韩民国
hán Left: sunrise (sun 日 rises between plants 艹, here: east of the center [= China], because sun rises eastern), right: leather 韦(Two layers 二 are separated with special sword 刀 to make leather)
Eastern (of the center) where they make leather, is Korea. |
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韦
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