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village, mile 里
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里
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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village, neighborhood, inside, length of 500 meters
lǐ Top: field 田, bottom: earth 土
Fields and earth belong to a village. |
里
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重
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to double, to repeat, heavy, serious
chóng, zhòng A vehicle 車 (= A hand-cart viewed from above: axle 丨, loading area 日, two wheels 二) with further wheels 二
A vehicle with double wheels is suitable for heavy loads. |
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車
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理
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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reason, intrinsic order, logic, science
lǐ Left: king 王, right: village 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to the village.)
When the king comes to the village, there must be a reason. |
王
里
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量
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to measure, amount, to estimate, classifier (in Chinese grammar)
liáng, liàng Top: sunrise 旦 (sun 日 over the horizon 一), below: village 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village)
At the sunrise the village is measured. |
旦
里
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童
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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child, children
tóng Top: stand 立, below: village 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village)
Standing in the village is: a child. |
童
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里
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撞
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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knock against, ring a bell, meet by accident
zhuàng Left: hand 扌, right: child 童 (is standing 立 in the village 里 [= Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village])
If a hand hits a child, it can only be a random knocking or bumping. |
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厘
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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one hundredth, centi-
lí Left: cliff 厂 (here: an angle), below: village 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village.)
Angularly, the village is [divided] so that everybody gets: a hundredth. |
厂
里
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野
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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open land, field, open space, wild, feral
yě Left: village 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village), right: give, bestow 予 (The bent person マ has a nail 丁 to give)
The village is bestowed: an open field. |
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予
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缠
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to wind around, spool, coil, to involve
chán Left: thread 纟/糸, right: building 广, village 里 (here: spool 土 in a bearing 田)
Threads can be wound (within the building) onto a spool. |
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广
里
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埋
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to bury, to blame
mái, mán Left: earth/ground 土, right: village 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village)
In the ground at the village they will be buried. |
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幢
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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banner, classifier for buildings
zhuàng, chuáng Left: cloth 巾, right: child 童 (Standing 立 in the village 里: a child.)
A cloth [as small as] a child is: a banner. |
巾
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墅
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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villa
shù Top: open land 野 (village, home 里, bestow 予 (The bent person マ has a nail 丁 to give), bottom: earth 土
A home was bestowed on the earth of our villa. |
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土
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狸
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JLPT no HSK |
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fox-like animal (i.e. raccoon)
lí Left: wild animal 犭, right: village 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village)
The wild animals at my village are fox-alikes. |
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哩
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JLPT no HSK |
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mile (=1,609 m), this (Cantonese)
lī, li, lǐ Left: mouth 口 (here: circumference), right: village, neighborhood 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village)
The circumference of my village is: one mile. |
口
里
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鲤
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JLPT no HSK |
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carp
lǐ Left: fish 鱼/魚 (... with mouth ⺈, body 田 and tail fin 灬), right: village 里 (Fields 田 and earth 土 belong to a village)
(Next to the village were carp ponds to easily get food in winter) The fish near the village is the: carp. |
魚
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憧
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JLPT no HSK |
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irresolute, unsettled
chōng Left: feelings 忄, right: child 童 (Standing 立 in the village 里: a child.)
The feelings of a child are irresolute and unsettled. |
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瞳
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JLPT no HSK |
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pupil of the eye
tóng Left: eye 目, right: child, children 童 (Standing 立 in the village 里: a child)
The eye has a 'child': The pupil. |
目
童
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