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亠
- head
- tou2
- The "head" of a person or animal, the 'roof' of a building, the 'upper part' of an object.
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交
- hand over
- jiao1
- 交付-(jiao1 fu4) hand over, pay
- 交换-(jiao1 huan4) exchange, swap
- 交流-(jiao1 liu2) exchange, interchange
- 外交-(wai4 jiao1) diplomacy, foreign affairs
- head 亠(tou2) + crossed legs 父 (symbol)
- When you see an image of two people (亠）with legs crossed/mixed (父) to make love, this character means 'associate with.' For a man and a woman to be in this posture, it also indicates they are in love with each other and reciprocate each other's feelings
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饺
- dumpling
- jiao3
- 饺子-(jiao3 zi) dumpling (with meat and vegetable stuffing)
- eat 饣=食（shi2) + mix/hand over 交 (jiao1)
- Dumplings are made by mixing (交) various ingredients to make the stuffing, then separately kneading the dough to make the skin, wrapping some stuffing in a piece of skin, then cooking them to eat (饣).
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较
- compare
- jiao4
- 比较-(bi3 jiao4) compare, comparatively
- cart 车 (che1) + mix/hand over 交 (jiao1)
- Out of an assortment of (交) cars (车), they are comparing which one is better.
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校
- school
- xiao4
- 学校 (xue2 xiao4) school
- 校长 (xiao4 zhang3) schoolmaster, principal
- tree 木 (mu4) + hand over 交 (jiao1)
- A school is a structure made with wood (木）where teachers and students get together to exchange (交）knowledge.
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京
- capital
- jing1
- 北京 (bei3 jing1) Beijing
- head 亠 + structure of a building (symbol)
- Symbolizing the shape of a high-rise building () with a roof (亠), it means something high or large. It also means a large city, like the capital of a nation.
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凉
- cool
- liang2
- 凉快 (liang2 kuai) pleasantly cool
- ice 冰 (r. bing1) + large/capital (京)
- A large building (京) with a ceiling and thick walls is cool like ice (r. 冰), even in the summer.
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谅
- forgive
- liang4
- 原谅 (yuan2 liang4) excuse, forgive
- word 讠= 言 (yan2) + large/capital 京 (jing1)
- Words (讠) of a high-ranking official living in a large building (京) has the power to forgive/pardon.
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景
- sunshine
- jing3
- 风景 (feng1 jing3) scenery, landscape
- sun 日 (ri4) + large/capital 京 (jing1)
- The sun (日) shines over a large building (京).
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影
- shadow
- ying3
- 电影 (dian4 ying3) film, movie
- 影响 (ying3 xiang3) influence, affect
- sunshine 景 (jing3) + decorate/hair r. (shan4)
- When the sun shines (景) buildings cast shadows (r. shan4) Shadows are also used in photographs and movies.
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