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The Radical: 监
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to supervise, jail 监
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Top: cut bamboo and half of bamboo 竹), below: bowl 皿 .... For cut bamboo (snippets/shred) I need a bowl to "supervise" it. |
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篮
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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basket, goal
lán Top: bamboo 竹, below: supervise 监 (For the cut bamboo 监[= knife刂 & half of bamboo 竹] is a bowl 皿 for its supervision)
Bamboo, that is supervised (= brought into shape) serves as a basket. |
竹
监
皿
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蓝
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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blue, indigo plant
lán Top: plant 艹, below: supervise 监 (For the cut bamboo [=knife刂 & half bamboo 竹] is a bowl 皿 for its supervision)
This plant is cut like bamboo and dyes/stains in a bowl into: blue. |
艹
监
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滥
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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overflowing, excessive, indiscriminate
làn Left: water 氵, right: supervise 监 (For the cut bamboo 监 [=knife刂 & half bamboo 竹] is a bowl 皿 for its supervision)
The water must be supervised because of the overflowings. |
氵
监
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尴
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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embarrassed, ill at ease
gān Left: broken leg 尢 (Big 大 person with broken 乚 leg), right: supervise 监 (For the cut bamboo 监 [= knife刂 & half bamboo 竹] is a bowl 皿 for its supervision)
Because of your broken leg you need to be "supervised" and thus: you are embarrassed. |
尢
监
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监
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to supervise, jail, prison, hard, firm
jiān, jiàn Top: "cut bamboo" (= knife 刂 and half of bamboo 竹), below: bowl/plate 皿
The cut bamboo (= the snippets/shred) is in a bowl where it is "jailed" or "supervised". |
监
皿
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槛
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JLPT no HSK |
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banister, balustrade, cage, door sill, threshold
jiàn, kǎn Left: tree 木, right: supervise 监 (For the cut bamboo 监 [= knife刂 & half bamboo 竹] is a bowl 皿 for its supervision)
Wood that 'supervises' is a banister or door sill. |
木
监
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