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field, farmland
It's a map-like view of old Chinese farmland. |
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(lie) between; interpose; introduce
person (ren) + divide/eight (ba)
a person standing between two realms |
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border, boundary;
limit
create 4 fields by interposing 2 boundaries between them, thus limiting the wealth |
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tired, exhausted
fatigue; to pile up
to accumulate/implicate
4 fields (田) tied together with threads (糸) presents an accumulated capital, which would be very exhausting to keep it in order |
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walk slowly
inverted foot shape with the legs on the ground
a hand with a huge stick is forced to walk slowly |
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to prepare, get ready;
provide, equip
a farmer walking slowly behind an ox-drawn plow, preparing his field for the next year |
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circumference;
thoroughness;
week; cycle, full circle
周密 "meticulous", 周全 "comprehensive"
a border (冂) that goes around a field (田) with crops that will become food for the mouth (口), making a fool loop just like how a week or cycle goes full circle |
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to adjust, to tune
tone; to harmonize
to transfer
one speaks (讠) for weeks to harmonize the situation on the field |
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seedling (sadnica)
sprout (mladica)
a sprout (艹) which is coming up out of the field (田) in the spring. |
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cat
a cat is an animal (犭) with seedling-like (苗) whiskers |
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