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forest
森林 deep forest (森 = three 木s!)
艺林 artistic circles (lit. forest of art); 书林 literary world (forest of books)
Two trees (木) are combined to symbolize forest. |
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foot; a piece/roll
do not confuse it with 'right' 正 - the added stroke is for the knee (to the end of the 'foot') |
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clear, distinct;
pain, suffering
凄楚 bleak, sorrowful; 酸楚 Heartache
一清二楚 crystal clear
to walk through lush, forested environment brings clear pain and suffering to feet |
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wide, broad
house on a cliff, symbolizing a sheltered space. |
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hemp (konoplja); numbness
发麻 to go numb, tingly;
麻木 numb (from the tingling effect of hemp contact)
Under a shelter (广), stalks (林) are dried and processed into hemp fiber (麻); hemp leaves and flowers also contain anesthetic substance, which led into meaning for numbness. |
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<modal paraticle>
"当然嘛！Obviously!; 别生气嘛 Don't be angry;
Symbolizes saying words (口) that can numb (麻) people – signifying something is numbingly clear to everyone. Used as modal particle at the end of sentences to emphasize previous statements such as “reasoning, justice or morality and facts.” |
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(specific) tree; to plant
tree (mu) + hand/again [you] + hand/joint [cun]
one is planting a tree with 2 hands |
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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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twig, branch, strip
(a long narrow thing)
foot/walk slowly (zhi) + tree (mu)
feet carefully and slowly stepping on branches and twigs to climb down a tree |
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music; laugh, joy
乐器 musical instrument; 乐趣 delight
The wooden strings (乐) bring both music and joy |
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rice; meter
A cross (十) holds four grains (灬) of rice that fell from the harvest. |
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to come, to arrive
快来！Come quickly!
from far beyond the horizon (—), rice (米) is coming in meters |
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