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01/27/2025

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Term

13) 见

jian

Definition

see

a man with open eyes looking forward

Term

13a) 觉

jue/jiao

Definition

feel / sleep; become aware

a boy watches the adults tie straws together to cover a roof, and becomes aware of their wisdom; he is waked up from the sleep of childhood

Term

13bx) 又

you

Definition

again

hand

Term

13b) 观

guan

Definition

observe

hand/again (you) + see (jian)

using hands to touch and eyes to see to better observe an object

Term

13cx) 示

shi

Definition
show
Term

13c) 视

shi

Definition

look at

show (shi) + see (jian)

 no just to see what is showed, but to look at the truth revealed by the gods

Term

13dx) 玉

yu

Definition

jade

 

Term

13d) 现

xian

Definition

appear; present

jade (yu) + see (jian)

when holding a jade under the sun to see the purity, many colors appear like they are present  

Term

13ex) 监

jian

Definition
supervise
Term

13e) 览

lan

Definition

view, look at

supervise (jian) + see (jian)

people poured water into a bowl to look at/glance over the reflections of their face 

Term

14) 艮

gen

Definition

straightforward, tough personality

looking behind

Term

14ax) 彳

chi

Definition

walk;

step with left foot

Term

14a) 很

hen

Definition

very

walk (chi) + look back/straightforward (gen)

turning to look back while walking forward means one is very reluctant to leave something behind

Term

14b) 根

gen

Definition

root

a tree needs to be looked after until its root firmly attaches

Term

14c) 跟

gen

Definition

heel; follow; and

foot (zu) + look back/straightforward (gen)

the heel is the part of the foot that one can see only by by following the next procedure: turning one's head,  and to look behind

Term

14d) 银

yin

Definition

silver

gold/metal (jin) + look back/straightforward (gen)

to find a metal as precious as silver (prized more than gold) means one has to keep looking everywhere and behind himslef

Term

14cx) 足

zu

Definition
foot
Term

14dx) 钅

jin

Definition

metal

gold

Term

14ex) 辶

chuo

Definition

go

road + foot

Term

14e) 退

tui

Definition

retreat, step back

look back/straightforward (gen) + go (chuo)

looking back at the increasing distance while going away in retreat 

Term

14fx) 肉

rou

Definition

meat, flesh

 

Term

14f) 腿

tui

Definition

leg

meat (rou) + retreat (tui)

meat needs legs to retreat thus avoiding to be eaten

Term

15) 良

liang

Definition

good

the long corridor of a palace or a well-maintained castle wall is always good to see

Term

15ax) 氵

shui

Definition
water
Term

15a) 波

lang

Definition

wave

water (shui) + good (liang)

waves or ripples have a good effect on water

Term

15bx) 犭

quan

Definition
dog
Term

15b) 狼

lang

Definition

wolf

wolves like dogs possess a good sense of what to do

Term

15cx) 女

nu

Definition

female, woman

 

Term

15c) 娘

niang

Definition

young lady

woman (nu) + good (liang)

good time in a woman's life is as young lady; it is honorific character when addressing older lady like mother  

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