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In this episode of our Chinese character culture podcast, we explore the core character of "shǒu" (hand) and its fascinating evolution. We start with the left and right hands: the left hand was originally the helping hand, which explains the characters for assisting and seasoning! The right hand was the working hand, which even gave birth to the character for friend, because friends are like your other hand helping each other! We uncover how hand actions created words like taking, breaking, and New Year greeting! Then we dive into the character "cùn", which was originally the pulse point in Chinese medicine, not just a length unit, which explains begging and paying! And the biggest surprise: the character "chǒu" wasn't originally ugly, it was a closed hand! That explains buttons, knots, grappling, and even little girls! Then the open hand "chā" explains branches, hairpins, and shorts! Perfect for Chinese learners who want to understand the logic behind all those common hand-related characters!

手
shǒu
hand
核心汉字，是整个汉字家族的源头
左
zuǒ
left/help
左手，古人认为左手是用来帮助右手的，所以左的本意是帮助
佐
zuǒ
assist
左 + 人，帮助别人的人，就是辅佐
佐
zuǒ
seasoning
左 + 食，帮助味道的调料，就是佐料
右
yòu
right
右手，古人认为右手是用来做事的
又
yòu
right hand
原本就是右手的象形，后来引申为又、再
友
yǒu
friend
从又延伸而来，朋友就像左右手一样互相帮助
拿
ná
take
手 + 合，合起来的手，就是拿东西的动作
掰
bāi
break
手 + 分，分开的手，就是掰开东西的动作
拜
bài
pay New Year call
手 + 下，把手放下来，就是给长辈拜年的行礼动作
寸
cùn
cun/pulse
原本是中医的寸口脉搏，古人把脉的位置，后来才变成长度单位
讨
tǎo
beg
寸 + 言，用手（寸）加言语，就是乞讨
付
fù
pay
寸 + 人，人用手付钱，就是付款
丑
chǒu
closed hand
原本是合起来的手，不是丑的意思！是手的动作的源头
钮
niǔ
button
丑 + 金，用手按的金属按钮
纽
niǔ
knot
丑 + 丝，用手扣的丝线纽扣
扭
niǔ
grapple
丑 + 提手，用手扭，就是扭打
妞
niū
little girl
丑 + 女，小手小小的小女孩，就是小妞妞
叉
chā
open hand
原本是分开的手，手指分开的样子
杈
chā
branch
叉 + 木，分开的树枝，就是树杈
钗
chāi
hairpin
叉 + 金，分开的发钗，古代女孩子的头饰
衩
chà
shorts
叉 + 衣，分开的裤腿，就是裤衩

🥇🥇🥇Memorize Chinese characters in one minute一分钟秒记汉字

一双手，藏着汉字的造字密码One Hand: The Hidden Code of Chinese Character Creation

To express your daily routine in Chinese, to say time and  4 skills to learn a language

Basic communication conversations

第六课 听说读写  lesson 6 listening, speaking, reading, writting

Agora que você já está craque em utilizar o pronome Te, vamos ao Lhe! O pronome “lhe” é usado para substituir o complemento de um verbo indireto, ou seja, um verbo que exige a preposição (a, para ) como antecedente na terceira pessoa do singular, seja ela qual for: Ele, Ela ou Você. Exemplo: Paguei a José. Quem paga, paga alguma coisa A alguém: Paguei-lhe Paguei a Bruna. Paguei-lhe Exatamente igual, não importa se o final da frase, se o complemento for masculino ou feminino. O pronome lhe serve para os dois gêneros! Mais exemplos: Eu dei um conselho para você. Querendo substituir “para você”. Eu lhe dei um conselho Nós pedimos uma ajuda a ele. Substituindo “a ele”. Nós lhe pedimos uma ajuda. Eles prometeram os céus a ela. Substituiremos “a ela”. Eles lhe prometeram os céus! É possível pluralizar: Paguei aos meus amigos. Paguei-lhes Uma pausinha para explicar a Pronúncia do Lhe: O som de L e H pronunciados juntos, nós chamamos de dígrafo - quando uma palavra tem consoantes que perdem o som próprio, formando, assim, um único som.
Para continuar com a transcrição, me mande uma mensagem. ,)

Brasileiríssimo

Pronome Lhe

つぎの ぶんを聞いてください。そしてただしいか、まちがっているかをかんがえましょう。 こたえはここにかいてあります。 
Listen to the sentences, and answer if each sentence is correct or not. The answer exaples are below. 
听下面的句子。并思考它们是否正确。答案写在这里。

①
〇かれとおなじふくをもらいました、

②
×けさそうじをしましたが、へやはきれいです。
Ex）
けさそうじをしましたが、へやは”きたない”です。

③
×おかあさんは毎日（まいにち）ピアノをうたいます。
Ex）
×おかあさんは毎日（まいにち）ピアノをひきます。

④
〇タクシーにのりましょう。

⑤
×きょう、山田（やまだ）さんにえきにあいました。
Ex）
きょう、山田（やまだ）さんにえきであいました。

⑥
×のどがかわきましたから水をのみませんでした。
Ex）
のどがかわきましたから水をのみました。



ようへい先生　　N4,N5チャンネル

N5 文法（ぶんぽう）grammar 

In this episode we discuss the phrase:


to ring a bell


As always, you can find the full transcript for the episode by visiting american-idiom.com


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In this episode of Your Spanish Journey, I'll give you some helful tips on how to discern and choose the best teacher for you.

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🎧 Выпуск 45. Как сделать заказ в ресторане / How to make an order in a restaurant ☕

Give and receive advice as well as a gift & articles kein/keine VS ein/eine, nein VS nicht VS kein.

Paul is watching TV with his parents. They complain: Paul has no girlfriend, no good job and no money. He should get his act together. They give him a valuable book as a present in order to make his apartment more stylish. That confuses him: Why is the book valuable? And how valuable?

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