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net(work)
Symbolizes a net to catch birds or fish. Sometimes changes shape to “罒” for visual appearance when combined with other characters. |
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ridge, crest of hill
Simplified form of 岡, a net of clouds over a mountain 山
A mountain (山) has ridges that connect one mountain to another just like a fishing net (网) is surrounded by a thicker edge or guide ropes. |
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knife
the simplified radical form of 刀 when used on the right side of Chinese characters |
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firm, hard, strong; just
刚正 – "incorruptible"; 刚毅 – "fortitude"
a ridge (冈) could be cut with a knife (刂) with a firm and strong hand |
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metal
钅 looks like a tiny hooked ingot (金’s essence) — it turns characters into metal words |
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steel, hard, firm
刚强 – "unyielding"; 不锈钢 – "stainless steel"
a metal (钅) strong as a ridge (冈) is like steel |
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to go, to leave
person (da) + private [symbol]
a focus is on a person moving away - leaving - from a (private) location |
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to stop, to cease
to dismiss, to quit
net [wang] + go/leave (qu)
one would like to go anywhere but a net stops him whenever he tries to leave until he gives up |
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to arrange; exhibit
to swing (pendulum)
hand (shou) + caught in the net/finish (ba)
a hand can do several things with what is stopped and caught in a net: to arrange and exhibit, even to swing it back and forth |
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