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knife
in the shape of a meat chopper |
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to divide/separate
a part, fraction
divide/eight (ba) + knife (dao)
The character 分 visually encapsulates the act of cutting with a knife (刀) to create parts (八) |
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seven
upside-down 7 with a stroke
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to cut, to slice;
close to
seven/cutting (qi) + knife (dao)
'7' initially represented the concept of cutting, and after adding a knife we get a clear cut
切 to cut (action)
分 to divide (separation)
割 to sever (forceful division) |
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first, original
initial; early
clothes [yi] + knife (dao)
the fabric is cut first during the initial phase in creating clothes |
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(an)other
separate(ly)
mouth (kou) + power (li) - knife (dao)
a mouth (口) says resolutely (力): "Give me another option/slice" |
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to separate;(an)other; do not;
other (ling) + knife (dao)
one knife wants another piece of edible meat; the other knife says: do not touch the meat near the bones - I will separate it from the bones |
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team, class, squad, shift
measured word for group
jade (yu) + knife (dao) + king (wang)
king cuts a jade with his knife into several classes to give to his favorite squads and teams |
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to row, to paddle
to scratch a surface
to divide, to delimit
to plan
spear (ge) + knife (dao)
a spear and a knife, one for rowing, the other one for scratching, together for strategically planning how to divide the territory |
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bone
a shape of an animal skeleton |
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carve, cut
bone (hai) + knife (dao)
using a knife to carve pictures in a bone |
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rice plant, grain
grain stalk (stabljika) |
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sharp
profit, benefit
rice plant (he) + knife (dao)
a rice plant is cut with precision because the knife is sharp, thus profiting from the efficiency |
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