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    Chineasy 18

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    The character originally depicted a bird in oracle-bone and seal inscriptions. The modern character represents a bird with four talons and a hanging tail feather. A simplified form of the character is also provided.

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    Chineasy 18

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    The character originally depicted a bird in oracle-bone and seal inscriptions. The modern character represents a bird with four talons and a hanging tail feather. A simplified form of the character is also provided.

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    The character originally depicted a bird in oracle-bone and seal inscriptions. The modern character represents a bird with four talons and a hanging tail feather. A simplified form of the character is also provided.

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    Chineasy 18

    Uploaded by

    Pb
    The character originally depicted a bird in oracle-bone and seal inscriptions. The modern character represents a bird with four talons and a hanging tail feather. A simplified form of the character is also provided.

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    © All Rights Reserved
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    In oracle-bone and

    seal inscriptions, this


    character dep icted a bird.
    The modern character
    represents a bird with four
    talons and a hanging tail
    feather. The simpl ified form
    of this character is ~ .

    ..
    ..........................................................................................~········ ··················· ················•·•····•····•····•·················································································•·········•····•···········
    50 BIRD BU ILDING BLOCK
    ~ feather (yu 3)
    I think it IS obvious that
    this character looks a lot
    like a feather!

    ...·····...........................................................................·····...... .....•............................................ ..... ..... ........ ............................... .. .. ..


    .. . ... .. . .. . . ... . .................. ' ................. ... .
    '

    FEATHER BUILDING BLOCK 51


    B sun (ri4)
    In oracle-bone and seal
    inscriptions, the character
    for 'sun' was a circle with
    a dot in the middle. It
    has since evolved to look
    very similar to a Western
    window. This character also
    means 'day'.

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    52 SUN BUILDING BLOCK

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