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to sacrifice 祭
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The meat 肉/月 is placed by a hand 又 on the altar 示 (= to show) during the: Sacrifice.
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察
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to examine, inspect, to look into
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Top: roof 宀, below: sacrifice 祭 (The body 月/肉 is put by hand  on the altar 示 as sacrifice)
(One wants to know what is sacrificed:) If the sacrifice is covered, it should be investigated.
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擦
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| rubbing, to wipe, to clean, to polish
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Left: hand 扌, right: investigate 察 (Due to the cover 宀 over the sacrifice 祭, we want to know what is sacrificed and that is investigated.) [sacrifice = 祭 = The body 月/肉 is put by hand on the altar 示 to sacrifice.]
The hand investigates by rubbing.
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蔡
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JLPT no HSK |
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| surname Cai
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Top: plant /grass 艹, bottom: sacrifice 祭 (The body 月/肉 is put by hand on the altar 示 as a sacrifice)
Plants are sacrificed by the family: Cai.
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祭
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to offer sacrifice
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Top: part of body 月 (cf: meat 肉), hand , below: to show 示 (image of an altar with a sacrifice on it)
A body is laid by hand on the altar: as sacrifice.
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嚓
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sound of breaking or snapping
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Left: mouth 口, right: investigate 察 (Due to the cover 宀 over the sacrifice 祭, we want to know what is sacrificed and that is investigated.) [祭 = The body 月/肉 is put by hand on the altar 示 as sacrifice]
The sound (= what comes out of a mouth) must be investigated if it is a 'cracking sound'.
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