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moon; month
Symbolizes the shape of the crescent or half moon. When combined with other characters, it means “meat 肉 [ròu]” or sometimes “boat 舟 [zhōu].” |
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boat, ship, vessel
a small whole in a piece of wood
Imagine 舟 as a simplified side-view of a canoe:
the outer lines are the hull (trup broda), the central space is where passengers sit |
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facing, toward
dynasty
朝代 dynastic period; 朝北 facing north; 朝前走 walk forward
a 10 feet tall Maximilian sunflower worships also the moon (月) during the morning (早) when it faces towards the symbol of a Tan Dynasty (朝) |
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look toward
die (wang) + moon (yue) + stand on tiptoe/ (ting)
close to die, a king stands on tiptoe and looks toward the moon wishing to be resurrected as a new moon |
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it(s), his, her
the shape of a winnowing basket to sort grain (IT) is leaning against a stand |
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period, phase
winnowing basket/it/grain (qi) + moon (yue)
certain grains for certain periods according to the moon |
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hill, mound
the slope of a hill
When used on the left of a character it means ‘hill,’ but when used on the right it means “town 邑 [yì].” |
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the moon; cloudy, shade, negative, female, feminine
hill 阝[fù] + moon 月221[yuè]
This describes the moon (月) rising above a hill (阝), and symbolizes “Yin” as explained in the above character “阳.” |
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knife
the simplified radical form of 刀 when used on the right side of Chinese characters |
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stop, halt
the foot that stopped its movement waiting |
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(in) front, ahead
before, earlier
前天 the day before yesterday; 前进 advance/move forward;
前锋 vanguard (frontline troops)
both foot (止) are cut off (刖) in front of public for serious crimes |
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gather, assemble
arch., a container and its lid assembled or kept together
[人 (person)] + [一 (one)] = people gathered as one |
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to approve, permit
consent; (surname)
帝曰：俞。The Emperor said: Approved.
俞穴 acupuncture points (lit. consented holes)
All people must be gathered (亼) if the foot amputation ( 刖) is to be approved |
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heart
alternative character; it takes this shape when used as a RADICAL placed on the left of a character |
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pleased, happy
pleasant, joyful
愉悦 delighted (more literary);
愉悦感 sense of pleasure (in neuroscience/psychology)
When your heart (忄) gets approval (俞) from others, you feel happy and pleased (愉)! |
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to transport, transfer
to lose (a game, competition)
我输了 "I lost (a game). 运输 transport goods; 输出 export
输入 input (data); 他需要输血 He needs a blood transfusion.
a cart (⻋) has been approved (俞) to transport away the goods making you lose all your wealth |
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be born; give birth
to grow; raw
a fruit from a sprout grown from the soil is eaten raw |
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victory, to surpass
获胜 to win; 战胜 to defeat (in battle or competition)
胜于 to surpass;
flesh (月 ) gorws (生) with every victory |
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(once) again
right handed
when part of a other character, it means hand |
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seal; person
a person kneeling
a person crouching in a deep bow |
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serve; clothes
flesh (zhou) + kneel+hand=submit
to submit (by kneeling and with hands tied) oneself in flesh means to serve, and the service is often done by wearing a special clothing |
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to cut off a foot or feet
In ancient China, 刖刑 was one of the Five Punishments (五刑) in early dynasties like the Shang and Zhou. It involved flesh-cutting: amputating one or both feet—a form of corporal punishment for crimes |
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