Radicals Expertise Flashcards
Be able to write and know each of the main radicals (Characters)
算爿 丬
They are indeed considered the same radical, but 丬 can also be qiang2
piece of wood or bamboo (made by chopping)
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爿 (Never appears alone Wechat, Wiki, Feishu…)
pan2 - classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc/slit bamboo or chopped wood (topolect)
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1 竖折/竖弯
2 丨竖
3 一 横
4 丿撇
藏寐臧奘戕
丬 (Also never appears alone)
- qiang2 - “piece of wood” radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]
- pan2 - classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc/slit bamboo or chopped wood (topolect)
1丶点
2 ㇀ 提
3 丨竖
状蒋奖壮
片
1 丿撇
2 丨竖
3 一 横
4 𠃍 横折
pian4 - thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice/to carve thin/partial/incomplete/one-sided/classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water/classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc/used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
Radical: 片版牌 (ban3 - a register/block of printing/edition/version/page AND Brand)
Words: 图片 (圖片, pian4) and 照片 (pian4)
牙
Its ancient shape resembles the shape of upper and lower teeth, and its original meaning is generally believed to be molars. It also refers to teeth in general. It also refers specifically to ivory, or things that look like teeth. In ancient times, a general’s flag was also called 牙, or an official office was called 牙 (later called 雅)
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1 一横
2 ㇄ 竖折
3 亅 竖钩
4 丿 撇
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ya2 - tooth/ivory/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
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穿呀牙雅邪讶鸦
瓜
1 丿撇
2 丿撇
3 𠄌竖提
4 丶点
5 ㇏捺
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A creeping plant with palm-like leaves and mostly yellow flowers; the fruit is edible. There are many varieties, such as watermelon, pumpkin, winter melon, cucumber, etc.
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- melon; gourd; squash
- (Mainland China, slang, neologism) storyful news
* 今年最大的瓜 ― jīnnián zuìdà de guā ― the most storyful news this year
See also: 吃瓜 - (Singapore, colloquial) fellow; dude
- ## a surname
傻瓜 木瓜 西瓜 黄瓜 (黃瓜)
冬瓜 (Dōngguā) 南瓜 地瓜 瓜 瓜子 丝瓜 (絲瓜)苦瓜
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爪 爫
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1 丿撇
2 丿撇
3丨竖
4 ㇏捺
AND
1丿撇
2 丶点
3 丶点
4 丿撇
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I think there is no difference in meaning for different pronounciations
[zhǎo]
The feet or toenails of birds and animals: eagle claws. Tiger claws. Baring teeth and dancing claws.
张牙舞爪 (張牙舞爪)魔爪 凤爪 (鳳爪)
[zhuǎ]
Claws, the sharp claws on the feet of animals: chicken claws. Cat claws.
Claws, the claw-like part of the lower end of an object
爪子
(derogatory or humorous) hand (of a person)
(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) nail (of a person)
(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bamboo rake or harrow
a surname
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爪 → 抓 (Grasp) 爬 (Climb) 爪 笊 (strainer)
爫 → 受授 - 爱暖援缓 - 采彩菜 - 摇遥 - 浮乳 - 妥
receive - give - love - warm - help - slow - pick - colorful - vegetables - shake - remote - float - breast - comfortable
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父
1 丿 撇
2 丶点
3 丿撇
4 ㇏捺
[ fù ]
Title: A name for father. Father, foster father, family father Used to honor male elders in the family. Uncle, uncle, uncle (3) A respectful name for the elderly. Father
[ fǔ ]
Old man
Same as “甫1”
Surname
父爷爸爹斧釜嗲滏
Father - Grandpa - Dad - Form to address your father - Ax - Cauldron (Ancient cooking utensils, equivalent to today’s pots) - Dia Describes the voice or gesture of acting coquettishly - Fu
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爻
1 丿 撇
2 丶点
3 丿撇
4 ㇏捺
yáo
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Fundamentally is a picture of lines, then that became the fortune telling meaning due to the method involving lines
A figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines; a hexagram of the I Ching –> The long and short horizontal lines that make up the hexagrams in the Book of Changes are “—” and “–”. “—” is a yang line, and “–” is a yin line.
网驳攀樊
反驳
fǎn bó to retort; to refute
X
I WOULD SAY STILL NEEDS CLARIFICATION
Means –> Something
If the ancient character is very complex and specific (Not reused), then for the sake of simplification it becomes X.
So in essence X is not a radical, and has no specific meaning. You would need to go to the ancient character
It is also used for simplication from 繁体字 to 简体字
殺 or 杀, you see that both used it and the old version is just something complicated
巾
1 丨竖
2 𠃌 –> 横折钩
3 丨竖
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jīn
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One theory is that the vertical line in the middle represents the belt for tying a shawl [2]. 瑾 refers to a block-shaped ornament used for wiping, covering, wrapping, and wearing. Ancient people used jin to wrap their heads, so jin also refers to a headscarf, which is a type of crown.
瑾 is one of the Chinese radicals, and it refers to silk and linen fabrics and cloth products. Most characters use “瑾” as the ideogram. For example: 布, 帛, 带, 幅, 帐, 幕.
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帅制市师带布吊常
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围巾 (圍巾)
毛巾
纸巾 (紙巾)
廿
nian4 - 廿 doesn’t have a standalone meaning in modern Chinese, but it’s often used to denote twenty or be part of other characters
It is never used alone, it is a radical and nothing else
1 一横
2 丨竖
3 丨竖
4 一横
世度革席渡勤燕谨泄
瓦
1 一 横
2 𠄌 竖提
3 ㇈ 横折弯钩/横斜钩
4 丶点
Arcilla, clay: Material associated to plots
[ wǎ ]
Building materials used for roofing, usually made of clay, but also made of cement and other materials, in arched, flat or semi-cylindrical shapes.
Made of clay: pots. Pots.
Surname.
Short for Watt. 1 joule of work per second is 1 watt.
[ wà ]
Gai (Wa): The roofs of this row of houses are all thatched, waiting to be covered with tiles (wǎ).
瓦解
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瓶瓷瓮 - Bottle - Porcelain - Urn –> píng - cí - wèng
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用
1 丿撇
2 𠃌 横折钩
3 一 横
4 一 横
5 丨 竖
yong4
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shape of a barrel, which was the first word for “barrel”. “用” and “桶” are in the same rhyme, so “桶” can be used, so “假桶” represents “用”.
The basic form of “用” at first was to use three vertical lines to represent the wooden boards of the barrel, and to use horizontal lines to represent the wooden boards connected together to form a barrel
originally meant “can be implemented”, that is, people and things can play their functions
to use; to employ; to operate
Useful
With,by,using
Eat / drink
Expense
mean “need” or “necessary”
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田
丨
竖
2 𠃍
横折
3 一
横
4 丨
竖
5 一
横
果界思备调周留细男福雷略富副田画谓翻勇课戴描奋
里
with a “field” character on the top and a “soil” character on the bottom. This is a pictograph. Only with fields and land can grains, fruits and vegetables be grown, and people can survive, so the ancients lived on the fields. Here it refers to the place where people live or the house, which fully reflects the living conditions of people living on the fields in the early agricultural society.
With the development of society and the emergence of towns, the meaning of “li” has also expanded to refer to the neighborhoods of towns, that is, today’s lanes and alleys, referring to the places where people live in towns. Li is the place where people live and live, and Guli is naturally extended to refer to hometowns and hometowns
li3 - lining/interior/inside/internal/also written 裡|里[li3]
Li3 - Li (surname)
li3 - li (Chinese mile)/500 meters (modern)/home/hometown/village/neighborhood/administrative unit
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1丨竖
2 𠃍 横折
3 一 横
4 一 横
5 丨竖
6 一 横
7 一 横
里理重量野懂童撞董埋哩
金
1 丿撇
2 ㇏捺
3 一 横
4 一 横
5 丨竖
6 丶点
7 丿撇
8 一横
Radical
1 丿
撇
2 一
横
3 一
横
4 一
横
5 𠄌
竖提
means gold and preciouness/money
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“It is the five-color gold, and yellow is its most important color. … It is born in the soil, and it is composed of soil, with left and right sides, which resembles the shape of gold in the soil, and its current sound.”
The original meaning of the character “Jin” in Shuowen Jiezi is “the five-color gold, and yellow is its most important color”, namely: white (white gold, i.e. silver), blue (blue gold, i.e. lead), red (red gold, i.e. copper), black (black gold, i.e. iron), and yellow (i.e. gold), and gold is the most precious among them
In short, judging from the shape of the word “金” in the Western Zhou bronze inscriptions, its structure should be from Lü, from Shi, “A” shape (or now) sound, Lü represents the raw material of bronze - Jinhu, Shi or Wang is originally a pictograph of an axe, indicating a bronze product. The word “金” in the Western Zhou bronze inscriptions is used to mean the raw material of bronze.
Commonly known as gold. Metal element, symbol Au, atomic number 79.
Metal: five ~.
Money: current ~. Aid ~.
Ancient refers to percussion instruments made of metal: sound ~ to withdraw troops. ~ drums sound together.
Metaphor for nobleness and preciousness: ~ mouth jade words.
So, the next step is what?
资金 - zī jīn - funds; funding; capital
现金 - xiàn jīn - cash
奖金 - jiǎng jīn - award money; premium; a bonus
黄金 - huáng jīn - gold
金属 - jīn shǔ - metal; CL:种[zhong3]
押金 - yā jīn - deposit; cash pledge
钱错银铁销钟镇针镜键锁钢
人
甘
gān
1 一 横
2 丨竖
3 丨竖
4 一 横
5 一 横
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A pictographic character. Its shape is like a short stroke added to the mouth (mouth) as a pictographic character symbol, indicating sweetness and deliciousness.
It can also be associated to the meaning of relax and willing to
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%94%98/712054?fromModule=search-result_lemma
- 心甘情愿 –> xīn gān qíng yuàn –> delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do;
- ## 苦尽甘来 –> kǔ jìn gān lái –> bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning嵌某甚甜钳
其
El significado original de “Qi” es cistella recogedora, que es la palabra antigua para “cistella recogedora”. Sin embargo, en varios documentos antiguos se ha utilizado durante mucho tiempo como adverbio y pronombre, y hoy se pronuncia qí. “Qi” a veces se lee como jī. La primera es escribir una partícula modal, como “Cómo está la noche” en “El Libro de las Canciones·Xiaoya·Ting Liao”; la segunda es leer “Qi (punto)”; para expresar el aniversario.
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[ qí ]
His, theirs.
This, that.
Is it possible, is it possible.
Auxiliary word.
[ jī ] - This pronounciation seems to not be used
His, theirs.
This, that. Indicates instructions.
Is it possible, is it possible.
Auxiliary word.
其斯期欺基
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High Frequency
其 其他 其实 (其實)
Medium Frequency
其中 其它 其次 其余 (其餘)尤其 尤其是 极其 (極其)莫名其妙 顺其自然 (順其自然)
尢
1 一 横
2 丿 撇
3 乚 竖弯钩
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弋
yi4 - to shoot
1 一 - 横
2 ㇂- 斜钩
3 丶- 点
its original meaning is a wooden stake, and later it has been extended to mean a short arrow with a rope tied to it, hunting, etc.
代式武试袋贷赋
戈
ge1
1 一横
2 ㇂斜钩
3 丿撇
4 丶点
Characters with Ge as the ideogram are mostly related to weapons or military affairs.
- Characters related to weapons include ji and lu (戟、戮);
- characters related to military affairs include shu, zhan, and jie (戍、战、戒)
我俄饿哦
成城盛诚
或感域减喊惑
战
越
找
划
威
藏
载戴裁截
戏
戒
械
戈
伐
贼
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之
泛乏
厂
The 厂 radical often appears in characters related to:
Buildings: Shelters, workplaces, or physical structures.
Actions or Things Associated with Shelters: Places of work, production, or protection.
1 一横
2 丿撇
厂 is one of the Chinese radicals, number 7 [11]. Characters with “厂” (hǎn) as the ideogram are mostly related to cliffs, such as: 原、厚、厓
It can also be:
廠 – [ chǎng ]
A large area where objects can be manufactured, repaired or stored.。 【组词】：工厂、厂房、自来水厂
[ ān ]
Same as “An”, mostly used in names of people.
压
疋 ⺪ cloth pǐ 5
㇇ (横撇/横钩) + 龰
⺪ —>
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cloth
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It is a pictograph. “疋” and “足” are derivatives of the same character. The original meaning is foot.
The origin of this pronunciation and meaning has nothing to do with the original meaning or the extended meaning of “疋”, but is derived from the confusion with the abbreviation of “夏”
[ yǎ ]
The same as “雅” in ancient times, also written as “尔疋” in “Er Ya”.
[ pǐ ]
Same as “PI”, a measure word. Used for a whole roll of cloth, silk, etc.;
Used for horses, mules, etc.
[ shū ]
Foot.
疑楚旋蛋凝璇婿胥
疏疏
生疏 - shēng shū - unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed
怀疑 - huái yí - to suspect; to doubt; doubt; suspicion; skeptical
清楚
龰
No meaning, it is a writen pattern. Maybe it means foot
癶
1 ㇇横撇/横钩
2 丶点
3 丿撇
4 丿撇
5 ㇏捺
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癶 (pronounced as bō, phonetic notation: ㄅㄛ) is a Chinese character with the radical 癶部
The original meaning is to walk with legs spread out, and later extended to mean to walk
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癸登
登记 - dēng jì - to register (one’s name); to check in; enter one’s name
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白
1 丿撇
2 丨竖
3 𠃍 横折
4 一 横
5 一 横
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怎么
的怕迫拍伯皇敫 (This is not a word)
皮
皮 pí
1 ㇇横撇/横钩
2 丿撇
3 丨竖
4 ㇇横撇/横钩
5 ㇏捺
Its ancient shape resembles the way of peeling animal skin with hands, and it is used as a noun to refer to the peeled animal skin.
It also refers to the epidermis of other organisms, and then to the outside or outer layer of things, and also to sheets like skin.
The toughness of skin also refers to the toughness of things. “Pi” also refers to not listening to other people’s advice, being as flexible as skin and not easy to change, that is, naughty.
调皮 - tiáo pí - naughty; mischievous; unruly
皮肤 - pí fū - skin; CL:种[zhong3]
橡皮 - xiàng pí - rubber; an eraser; CL:块[kuai4]
皮 –> Algo 的 皮 –> 橘子皮不错
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被破波皮彼婆坡颇玻
破产 - pò chǎn - to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
破坏 - destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
彼此
皿
1 丨竖
2 𠃍 横折
3 丨竖
4 丨竖
5 一横
Characters with “皿” as the ideogram are mostly names of vessels. For example: plate, bowl, basin, box; some express actions or states related to vessels, such as: wash, benefit, and surplus. 盥、益、盈[4]
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益 - yi4 - benefit/profit
监温盘盖盛猛盟 - Supervisor - Warm - Plate - Cover - Sheng - Fierce - Alliance
Jiān - wēn - pán - gài - shèng - měng - méng
器皿 培养皿 (培養皿)皿
目
mù - eye
Actually, it never appears horizontal
1 丨竖
2 𠃍 横折
3 一 横
4 一 横
5 一 横
相眼算省睛督睡冒泪盾箱瞧盯睁眠瞪瞬盼湘
⺫
1 丨竖
2 𠃍横折
3 丨竖
4 丨竖
5 一横
罗置罪慢摆罚曼罢署漫逻爵罩
矛
矛盾 - máo dùn - contradictory; contradiction; CL:个
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柔, 茅
矢
shi3 - arrow/dart/straight/to vow/to swear
1 丿撇
2 一横
3 一横
4 丿撇
5 ㇏捺
石
革
gé
1 一横
2 丨竖
3 丨竖
4 一横
5 丨竖
6 𠃍 横折
7 一 横
8 一 横
9 丨竖
Its original meaning is the skin of an animal that has been dehaired. It is also used to refer to human skin. It also refers to a shield made of leather. It also means one of the eight musical instruments in ancient times.
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革勒鞋霸
改革 革命
臣
示 礻
shì
1 一横
2 一横
3 小
Its ancient shape resembles the altar used by ancient people for sacrifice. The offerings were displayed in broad daylight, so “示” means to display them for everyone to see. When people worship their ancestors, they often say some prayers and supplications in order to seek the blessing of the gods.
Because of this, “示” also means “to tell something”, so it is also extended to mean to show or indicate.
神
享受
衣 ⻂
1 丶点
2 ㇇横撇/横钩
3 丨竖
4 丿撇
5 丶点
初补袖裕裤衫裸袍
幺 么
1 𠃋 撇折
2 厶
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Its ancient shape resembles a bundle of silk. The original meaning of “yao” refers to a thin thread, which is extended to mean small.
率幻幼玄後溪摔奚黝吆
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厶
The radical 厶 originated as a pictograph representing privacy or individuality. While it retains this meaning in some characters, it often plays a structural role in modern Chinese. Its presence frequently hints at actions, decisions, or matters involving individuals or personal effort.
- Privacy or individuality.
- Actions or things associated with oneself or being secluded.
- It often appears as a purely structural component in modern characters without retaining its original meaning.
1 𠃋 撇折
2 丶点
能么去云台私
巛 川
𡿨is 撇点
巡逻 - xún luó - to patrol (police, army or navy)
巢 - Chao2 - nest / surname Chao
深圳 - shenzhen city
The original meaning of Chuan is river or waterway. Wherever there is a river, there is flat land, so “Chuan” also refers to the flat and low-lying area between mountains or on plateaus, that is, Pingchuan. Chuan is also the abbreviation of Sichuan Province in China.
弓
1 𠃍 横折
2 一 横
3 ㇉ 竖折折钩
Its ancient shape resembles a bow, which is a kind of archery tool. The meaning of the character has been expanded to refer to something that looks like a bow. Because the shape of a bow is curved, “bow” also means to bend or make something bend.
“Bow” is one of the radicals of Chinese characters. Most characters derived from “bow” are related to actions, states, and objects related to bows.
Action-related characters include: stretch, relax, lead, and shoot; 张、弛、引
state-related characters include: strong; 彊
阿弥陀佛
object-related characters include: crossbow, string, etc. 弩、弦
禾
1 丿撇
2 一横
3 丨竖
4 丿撇
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Its original meaning refers to millet, that is, millet. Later, it refers to all grain crops. Sometimes it specifically refers to rice.
禾 is one of the Chinese radicals, serial number: 111.
Characters derived from 禾 can be roughly divided into two categories.
1.refers to cereal plants: 苗, 稻, 黍, 穗, etc.;
- refers to behaviors related to cereals：
种, 租, 税, 秀, etc.
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It also appears in other words like 相，和
宀
1 丶点
2 丶点
3 ㇇ 横撇/横钩
Its ancient shape resembles the side view of a house. Its original meaning is house, and it is extended to cover. [1]
宀 is one of the Chinese radicals, serial number: 48 [2]. When used as a radical, it is often called “宝盖” or “宝盖头”. 宀 is no longer used in modern Chinese, but it is an important ideologue. The characters composed of “宀” can be divided into four categories: ⒈ Refers to houses, such as: 家, 室, 宅, 宫; ⒉ Adjectives related to houses, such as: 宽, 寒, 宏, 寂; ⒊ Verbs related to houses, such as: 寄, 寓. ⒋ Other words related to houses: 客, 实, 富, 宁, 安.
穴
宀 + 八
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Its original meaning should be a cave or earthen room. Some key points where the meridians of the human body pass through are also named “穴”, which is what Chinese medicine calls acupuncture points.
巢穴 - cháo xué - lair; nest; den; hideout;
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空究突控穿窗穷挖
空 can also be with 4rth tone
[ kōng ]
Contains nothing; has nothing or no content; unrealistic: box, thought, talk, talk.
Sky: clear, high, when, leading.
In vain; in vain: busy, happy, run a trip.
Surname. ” Proofreading source: Modern Chinese Dictionary
[ kòng ]
Free time. spare time, no time, take time
Make room or space. No matter how busy you are, you should spare some time to accompany your children.
Lack, shortage. Deficit, emptiness
Not yet used, or lacking something. Empty space, vacant position
冂 down box jiǒng 2
1 丨竖
2 𠃌 横折钩
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Original meaning: the boundary outside the city, the suburbs, and the wilderness [2].
同两内再南商网
冖
1 丶点
2 ㇇横撇/横钩
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学军常受觉
冫
1 丶点
2 ㇀提
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冫 (bīng) is a Chinese character, which is the same as “冰” in ancient times and is used as a radical. It is commonly known as “two-point water”.
次资决准况率冷冲减逃跳冰挑净凉盗凝冯凌
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几
jǐ jī
1 丿撇
2 ㇈横折弯钩/横斜钩
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The simplified Chinese character “几” first appeared in the oracle bone script of the Shang Dynasty. Its ancient shape resembled a short table. Its original meaning was to lean on a table, which was used by people to lean on when sitting on the ground.
Later, it was extended to mean a short table for placing objects. [2]
“幾” first appeared in the bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
——— jī
Some people believe that this character is composed of “丝” (silk) which means subtle and “守” (defense), which together indicate that the defense force is weak.
Others believe that it means that soldiers are sent to guard the place when subtle signs are found, thus indicating a sense of crisis.
The original meaning of “幾” is generally believed to be a sign of danger, and it also refers to subtle signs in general. It is extended to mean omen or precursor, and this meaning is later written as “机” (simplified to “机”).
“幾” means almost or nearly, and is used as an adverb.
——— jǐ
When used as a question word, it is pronounced as jǐ, used to ask about the quantity.
“幾” and “几” were later combined into one character, written as “几”. [3]
机几风船微沉抗
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十几 (十幾)好几 (好幾)几乎 (幾乎)几百 (幾百)
凵
1 ㇄竖折/竖弯
2 丨竖
(As a radical it seems to always be writen after, and not first)
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Ancient Chinese: same as “坎”, a small pit; a low-lying place
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画凶函
刀 ⺈,刂
Dao1
刀 —————————
1 𠃌横折钩
2 丿撇
⺈ —————————
1 丿撇
2 ㇇横撇/横钩
刂 —————————
1 丨竖
2 亅竖钩
Dao1 - surname Dao
dao1 - knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[ba3]/classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
The character “刀” can refer to a weapon, or a tool for cutting, chopping, or slicing. From the name of a weapon, it is extended to the use of troops to conquer. “刀” also refers to a kind of knife-shaped coin in ancient times, called a knife coin. “刀” can also be used as a quantifier, and one hundred sheets of paper is one 刀.
- 分解切初忍召
- 尔象色争急负角免危净欠
- ## 刖前利制别则列划菜刀
借刀杀人 (借刀殺人) - Let someone do the dirt job for you
刀子
分色象欠
勹
1 丿撇
2 𠃌 横折钩
包
匚
1 一横
2 ㇄竖折/竖弯
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区 医 (yi1) 汇 (hui4 )
