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abundant, plentiful
丰收 a good harvest; 丰满 full, plump (especially in physical form);
丰盛 rich and sumptuous (often for meals); 丰功伟绩 Great achievements;
丰: Simplified form focusing on dense foliage (three horizontal leaves + central stem) thus suggesting an abundant harvest |
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city
a walled settlement with an official seal makes a city |
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nation, state, country
邦交 diplomatic relations; 友邦 friendly nation; 邦联 confederation
Signifies that there are an abundant (丰) number of villages (邑) in which they form together to create a nation or state. |
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towel
A towel is a square piece of fabric used to wipe hands |
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to help, to assist;
a group, gang
帮忙 to lend a hand, to do a favor; 帮助 to help, assistance
帮手 helper, assistant; 黑帮 mafia; 帮派 a gang or faction
a nation (邦) of people wearing the same towel (巾) on their head ready to help each other as members of the same group |
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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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wheat; barley
小麦 wheat; 麦片 cereal, oatmeal
when there is an abundance (丰) of plants one needs to walk slowly (夂) to harvest all the barley on the barley |
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harm, to damage
calamity
伤害 to injure; 灾害 calamity; 害怕 to be afraid (lit. harmed and scared)
有害 harmful; 害虫 pest (lit. harmful insect);
利害 pros and cons (lit. benefits and harms)
a house (宀) where too much stuff (丰) and just a few mouths (口) could actually lead to harm (害) and possible damage |
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