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chinese-门-door

门, 門

門 mēn Gate, radical 169, is picture of a two-leaved gate turning on pivots (戶, hù being a one-leaved door). This may …

chinese-雨-rain

yú Rain, is the radical, the 173rd. It represents drops of water. The law of rain is to come in drops or …

chinese-虫-worm

chóng An insect, in the seal writing represents a snake, probably a poisonous snake, called huí now written 虺. It is the …

chinese-田-field

tián Field, the (102nd radical), being a representation of a furrowed field Compounds 油田 yóutián – oilfield 田野 tiányě – open country …

chinese-山-mountain

shān Radical No. 46, a mountain, a pictorial representation in the old writing. Compounds 火山 huǒshān – volcano 山歌 shāngē – folk …

chinese-水-middle

shuǐ Water, is the radical No. 85. The central stroke represents a rivulet, and the others the ripples on the surlace of …

chinese-中-middle

zhōng The middle, among, to hit the mark, attain, pass an examination. The character represents a square target pierced in the center …

chinese-目-eye

mù Depiction of the human eye, rotated 90 degrees An eye (which is the radical, No. 109), a picture tilled Compound 目的 …

chinese-木-wood

mù Wood, is the radical, No. 75. Wood or tree: branches on top, roots on the bottom (more visible in earlier forms) …

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