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towel, turban, scarf
A towel is a square piece of fabric used to wipe hands |
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city
top frame 亠 [symbol] + towel 巾 [jīn]
a horizontal pole with a top frame (亠) with pieces of fabric (巾) hanging was a shop sign and markets were full of them. A place with many markets is a ‘city.’ |
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to carry, to bring along
belt, band, ribbon
zone, area
belt 卅 [symbol] + cover 冖169[mì] + towel 巾 [jīn]
an ornate 卌 belt (冖) around the fabric (巾), often used to attach things to ‘to carry’ around |
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to hope for, to wish
rare, sparse
shape of weaves →爻 [symbol] + towel 巾 [jīn]
an original decoration (爻) on a fabrics (巾) is something every woman is hopping for because it is rare |
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teacher, master
military division
to surround, to encircle
sacrifice →193[duī] + wrap around 帀 [zā]
the accumulated knowledge of how to encircle the enemy is represented by an academically dressed teacher in front of a military division |
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lion
dog 犭[quǎn] + master 师 [shī]
the animal (犭), which is the master-expert (师), is the lion |
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hat, cap
towel 巾131[jīn] + emit/risk 冒 [mào]
with added fabric (towel) the hood above the eye becomes a hat |
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cloth, textile
to spread/distribute
to announce/declare
to beat a fabric spread under a flat stone was the ancient technique of ironing the cloth |
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