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piece of wood
A simplified bedpost, from the character 牀 (bed; a plank (爿) of wood (木) makes a proper bed), which is also simplified as 床 (bed) |
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meat; flesh
Represents the shape of tissues (仌) that appear when a meat is cut (冂). |
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inch, unit of length
joint
hand |
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will, shall, would
general
将军 general; 元将, 大将 high-ranking generals
standing in a front of a wooden (丬) board, at dusk (夕), his hand showing what will happen according to the plan of attack, a general is preparing a midnight raid |
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scholar; warrior
a person standing upright and holding a weapon or a tool;
one who can count from one (-) to ten (+) is a scholar |
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robust, strong
壮士 heroic warrior; 壮丽 splendid, magnificent (lit. strong beauty)
肥壮 sturdy (of animals/crops); 壮举 heroic feat
a wooden (丬) armor makes a warrior (士) strong and robust |
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clothes, clothing, dress
an upper-body dress with sleeves attached on a hanger |
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to dress, outfit;
to install, to fill, to put in/on
装束 mobilize; 装水 fill with water;
安装, to install (fix + equip) 假装 to pretend (false + outfit);
those who put robust (壮) clothes (衣) like to pretend that they are strong |
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