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The Radical: 禺
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Scorpion 禺
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离
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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to leave, to part from, distant, without sth.
lí Top: trash can 㐫 (cover 亠 and grim 凶 [= container 凵 with dreadful 㐅 content]), below: 禸 (part of scorpion 禺)
Into the trash with the scorpion, so that it "leaves" us. |
离
禺
㐫
凶
禸
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遇
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to meet, to encounter, opportunity, chance
yù Left: movement 辶, right: scorpion 禺 (image of a scorpion: combination of a carapace 田 of the insect 虫 with long legs 冂)
(A mating/courtship ritual?) Movements of a scorpion with the opportunity to meet someone. (And then they 亻,禺 became accidentially a pair 偶.) |
辶
禺
禸
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偶
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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accidental, image, pair, mate
ǒu Left: person 人, right: scorpion 禺 (image of a scorpion: combination of a carapace 田, insect 虫 and long legs 冂)
(At first they met 遇 with movements 辶) And then the person and the scorpion became accidentially a pair. |
人
禺
禸
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璃
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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glass, colored glaze
lí Left: king, jade 王, right: to part from 离 (Use the trash 㐫 can for the scorpion 禺, so that it "leaves" us.) [禺 = skorpion 田,禸 with hint legs 冂 and the sting 厶]
The king has a pot with scorpions that is made of glass. [Or: The "jade" of the pot with scorpions is: glass.] |
王
离
禺
㐫
禸
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寓
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to reside, to imply, to contain
yù Top: roof 宀, below: scorpion 禺 (scorpion with carapace 田, insect 虫 with sting 厶 and long legs 冂)
Under the roof even scorpions can reside! |
宀
禺
禸
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愚
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to be stupid, to cheat or deceive, me or I (modest)
yú Top: 禺 (pictograph of a scorpion: Combination of 田 for carapace, insect 虫 (with sting 厶), long legs 冂), bottom: heart 心
The scorpion in its heart is: stupid. |
禺
禸
心
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禹
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JLPT no HSK |
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Yu the Great mythical leader who tamed the floods
yǔ Top: mouth 口, bottom: 禸 or with insect 虫
Like an insect 虫 with hat 一 and wide legs 冂, that is: Yu the Great. |
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禺
虫
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禺
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JLPT no HSK |
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ancient area
yú Top: sun 日, bottom: 禸 (part of scorpion 禺)
In the explanations used as: scorpion |
禺
禸
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隅
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JLPT no HSK |
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corner
yú Left: hill 阝, right: scorpion 禺 (pictograph of a scorpion: combination of 田 for carapace, insect 虫, long legs 冂)
On the hill, there are scorpions in every corner. |
阝
禺
禸
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藕
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JLPT no HSK |
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root of lotus
ǒu Top: plant 艹, bottom: 耦 (tree with many branches 耒), scorpion 禺 (carapace 田, insect 虫 and long legs 冂)
The plant with the many branches at the scopions is: the roots of lotus. |
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耒
禺
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蝎
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JLPT no HSK |
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scorpion
xiē Left: insect 虫, right: interrogation 曷 (=The mouth with tongue 日 enwraps 勹 the person 人 in the corner  at the interrogation.)
(For torture:) An insect for an interrogation is the scorpion. |
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禺
曷
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