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Chinese Character 265

This document provides an overview of 41 Chinese characters related to humans and the human body. It describes the components and meanings of each character in both classical and modern Chinese. Key points include: - Many characters depict parts of the human body such as eyes, ears, hands, feet, and internal organs. - Some characters illustrate actions like walking, running, fighting and looking. - Several characters show relationships like mother, father, friend, and baby. - The meanings of some characters have changed over time, such as those for north, stand, and cut. - Modern Chinese equivalents are provided where the original character is no longer commonly used.

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Chinese Character 265

This document provides an overview of 41 Chinese characters related to humans and the human body. It describes the components and meanings of each character in both classical and modern Chinese. Key points include: - Many characters depict parts of the human body such as eyes, ears, hands, feet, and internal organs. - Some characters illustrate actions like walking, running, fighting and looking. - Several characters show relationships like mother, father, friend, and baby. - The meanings of some characters have changed over time, such as those for north, stand, and cut. - Modern Chinese equivalents are provided where the original character is no longer commonly used.

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Chinese Character 265 Part 1: Human and Human Body

1. - rn-people, person As radical, its written as showed below.

2. -cng-follow One person followed by another one 3. -hu-change One person face up, the other one down, indicate change 4. -b -compare Two people stand together to compare who is taller?

In modern Chinese, the meaning follow is (gen cong) (gncng) In modern Chinese, we have huxu-chemistry, binhu- change

In modern Chinese, we also use single b as comparison form

5. -bi-back side-north Two people back to each other. In Chinese culture North indicate back side. When people build houses, the door always face south and back to north. South faces sun, which is warm and bright. North is considered dark and cold. 1

6. -d-big

7. -f-adult man Modern Chinese, we have zhngfuhusband

Together, difu, means doctor in modern Chinese, here changes its pronunciation to di

In ancient China, when a man reaches his adult age, he usually has his hair in a bun on top of the head.

8. -ji-on both sides; in between The character shows on the left is written in traditional character. As you can see, one big person has two small persons on each side.

In modern Chinese, the meaning transfers to fold something in between or clip. E.g. we use chopsticks to (ji) food. Hair clip we call it (tufa jizi)

9. -l-stand A man stands on the floor.

Modern Chinese, we usually use (zhn) or (zhnl) for the meaning of stand.

10. -jio-cross See, the mans legs are crossing.

Modern Chinese, we have (jiot ng)-traffice, (jioli)communicate; (jio pngyu)make friends

11. -tin-sky The thing above all human being

In modern Chinese it also means day as in jntin, mngtin, zutin; people say (w de tin a ) as oh my god. 2

12. -m-eye

In modern Chinese, we use (ynjng) for the eyes

13. -jin-see a person has his eye open widely to do whatTO SEE. In simplified Chinese, it doesnt show the eye part of the character but looks like beishell-character No.

In modern Chinese, we have (knjian)saw/see, (jinmin)see someone, or meet up with someone

13. - mi- eyebrow It does look like eyebrow, doesnt it?

In modern Chinese, we usually say mimao for eyebrows

14. -min-face

In modern Chinese, we usually use (lin) for face, (min) has often the meaning flour(minfn) or noodle- (mintio)

15. r ear In modern Chinese, we use (r duo)

16. z nose In modern Chinese, the meaning changes completely. It means oneself.

17. -ku-mouth In modern Chinese we call mouth zu, which is more complicated in written.

18. gn sweet Looks like a candy in the mouth, of course its sweet.

In modern Chinese we use tin for the flavour of sweet.

19. - ch - tooth In modern Chinese we use (ych) or (y) by itself more often

20. - xn - heart Looks all functional here

21. shu - hand

yu, by itself it is a character, means again

In Chinese, left is written zu and right is written yu. zu has (gng), which means work. yu has (ku) which means mouth. Maybe left hand helps with work and right hand with eating.

Left hand

Right hand

As radical, usually on the left side of a character, its written like this

22. yu - friend Two people holding handsthey are friends

In modern Chinese we use pngyu for friend. Friendly is (yuho)

23. kn- look Put you hand above the eye

In modern Chinese we have (knjian)-saw, knkan-have a look. As verb it has multiple

24. q- go and get You see a hand is reaching the earthe original meaning is cut the ear

25. fn turn over You see a hand is turned over.

In modern Chinese we have (fnmin) back side

26. - du - fight Two people are fighting with their handson the left it shows the traditional character.

27. - f father

In modern Chinese we use (f m) meaning parents

28. zh branch of the tree

29. zhu - claw

30. zh foot In modern Chinese we use (jiozh) meaning toe.

In modern Chinese, zh carries other meanings. E.g. (tngzh) means stop (stop your foot? Stop!). make sense.

31. b walk In modern Chinese it has meaning of foot steps.

32. zu - run In modern Chinese it only means walk.

In modern Chinese it only means walk. We say (zuba) meaning Lets go.

33. ch - out

In modern Chinese we use ch qu go out ch shng be born

34. shn - body

In modern Chinese we use shnt- body

35. -n-female

36. m - mother

37. - jin evil

Three women together are evil? How they think of it!!! :(

38. n - slave

Remember the (yu) is right hand? Right hand also indicates power. Use power to make woman work? Slavery!!

39. n - angry

40. z - baby

In modern Chinese, rzi, means son. Baby we say (yngr)

42. bo raise children In modern Chinese we use boh-protect bom-baby sitter 41. ho good Woman and kid togethergood 8

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