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xin¯, heart, mind

zhong¯, center, middle; inside

qing¯, blue and green, shading down to black

tian¯, the sky; heaven; day

bai´, white (here, probably connotes purity)

ri`, the sun; a day

dai°, (classical Chinese and dialectal) bad

ren´, human being

before a fourth tone, bu´, no, not

zhi`, (classical Chinese) to move toward a destination; to arrive

gu°, valley

jian`, to see; to perceive

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.

zhi°, only

huang´, yellow, brown

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

shi`, is

ri` zhi`, the solstice

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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