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center; middle
This character describes an object (口) which is pierced (丨) in the middle or center. It also means that China is the center of the world. |
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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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bell; clock
Signifies a metal (钅) bell being hung on the center (中) of the bell tower. In the olden days, the bell tower of town offices also served as clocks |
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book, writing
document
Signifies writing of characters on pages (⺆) bound together using a brush (丨) and ink (丶), which ends up as a book |
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seed; species
A grain stalk (禾) planted by piercing (丨 ) a hole in the ground (口) is the central (中) first step in getting new seeds |
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