zhong¯, center, middle; inside
qing¯, blue and green, shading down to black
bai´, white (here, probably connotes purity)
dai°, (classical Chinese and dialectal) bad
before a fourth tone, bu´, no, not
zhi`, (classical Chinese) to move toward a destination; to arrive
er´. Picture of a beard that is parted in the middle, hence "<-->" -- an indicator that what comes before has some kind of a relationship to what comes after, hence: "so," "but," "yet," "moreover," "however," etc.
mu`, Originally, a picture of a tree (with trunk, branches, and roots), it now is used both to mean "wood," and as a part of compounds having to do with trees or with wooden artifacts.
ku¯, withered [[not required]]
tian´, agricultural field, rice paddy
yin¯, Picture of person resting on a mat --> to depend on; because, because of.
jin¯, the current, the present, today
you`, again (said in reference to things that have already occurred
zhe`, this [[not required yet]]
zheng` men´, correct + gate or door = the main gate
zi°, the Master (i.e., Confucius)
yue¯, (classical Chinese) to say
he´, (classical Chinese and in special compounds) what [[not required]]
yan´ (classical Chinese and in special compounds) speech, words
zai¯ (classical Chinese) final interrogative particle [[this item is not required]]
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