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kanji with sickness radical - The stories behind chinese characters
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Kanji with sickness radical - The stories behind chinese characters. The stories behind chinese characters. Kanji with sickness radical. Sep 2nd, 2006 09:07 pm. The stories behind chinese characters. Japanese on-reading: エキ ヤク. Meanings: epidemic, plague. 疫病 えきびょう、やくびょう epidemic, plague. 防疫 ぼうえき prevention of epidemics. Sickness radical 役 (phonetic, abbreviated) alloted task. sickness that falls on many people, without them having a choice. Cantonese (Yale): jat6 jaat6. Meanings: rapidly, disease. Sickne...
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explanation for the current userpic - The stories behind chinese characters
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Explanation for the current userpic - The stories behind chinese characters. The stories behind chinese characters. Explanation for the current userpic. Aug 6th, 2006 10:22 pm. The stories behind chinese characters. The current userpic comes from the supposed etymology for 殿 (hall, lord) as "a place where a sitting person beaten on the bottom. I liked the idea too much apparently.
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辰 JOYO KANJI japanese on-reading: シン japanese kun-reading: たつ… - The stories behind chinese characters
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辰 JOYO KANJI japanese on-reading: シン japanese kun-reading: たつ - The stories behind chinese characters. The stories behind chinese characters. Aug 20th, 2006 07:48 pm. The stories behind chinese characters. Meanings: 辰 たつ Sign of the Dragon, 5th of 12 Earthly Branches. Originally picture of a clam, mollusk inside two opening/closing shells. Clam hoe for soil cultivation. 上唇 うわくちびる じょうしん upper lip. 下唇 したくちびる かしん lower lip. 辰 (phonetic) clam 口 mouth - lips trembling like a clam. Cantonese (Yale): san1 jan3.
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賊 JOYO KANJI japanese on-reading: ゾク simplified chinese: 贼 chinese… - The stories behind chinese characters
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賊 JOYO KANJI japanese on-reading: ゾク simplified chinese: 贼 chinese - The stories behind chinese characters. The stories behind chinese characters. Aug 19th, 2006 05:39 pm. The stories behind chinese characters. Meanings: damage, steal, betray. 戈(weapon/halberd) 十(shortened form of 甲 helmet) = 戎 warrior. 戎 貝money/property = 賊 to take money/property by force. 則 (law) phonetic 戈(weapon/halberd). 2006-08-19 11:51 pm (UTC). Thanks, that was really interesting XD. Are there any other possible readings for it?
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隠 JOYO KANJI japanese on-reading: イン japanese kun-reading:… - The stories behind chinese characters
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隠 JOYO KANJI japanese on-reading: イン japanese kun-reading: - The stories behind chinese characters. The stories behind chinese characters. Sep 6th, 2006 11:11 pm. The stories behind chinese characters. Japanese kun-reading: かく す かく れる. Cantonese (Yale): yan2 yan3. Meanings: hide, hidden. 隠滅 いんめつ destroy (evidence). Cantonese (Yale): oi3 ngoi3. Meanings: love, affection. 愛しい いとしい darling, beloved. 愛犬 あいけん pet dog.
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準 JOYO KANJI simplified chinese: 准 traditional variant: 凖 japanese… - The stories behind chinese characters
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準 JOYO KANJI simplified chinese: 准 traditional variant: 凖 japanese - The stories behind chinese characters. The stories behind chinese characters. Aug 7th, 2006 10:38 pm. The stories behind chinese characters. Cantonese (Yale): jeun2 jyut3. Meanings: water level, partial, conform to, imitate. 隹 - (small bird) - short/thick/heavy. 水(water) 隹 = 淮 - water that pours slowly. 淮 十 (here a symbol meaning "to gather") = 準 water level (height) of water slowly gathered below. Alternatively, 水 隼 (falcon).
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般 JOYO KANJI japanese on-reading: ハン chinese pinyin:… - The stories behind chinese characters
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般 JOYO KANJI japanese on-reading: ハン chinese pinyin: - The stories behind chinese characters. The stories behind chinese characters. Aug 7th, 2006 10:56 pm. The stories behind chinese characters. Meanings: encircle, spread, general. 一般 いっぱん、 全般 ぜんぱん - general. Left side originally not 舟 ship, but a drawing of a board/plank. Right side - 殳 (movement/strike). The kanji shows flattening/spreading of substance w/a board. Alternatively: 殳 move a 舟 ship. Meanings: move from place to place, remove. 盤 ばん - bowl.
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