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In this episode I explained some of the well-known colors and a few sentences that we use to ask about colors.

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colors in Farsi

In this episode of our Chinese character culture podcast, we explore the two core characters of plants: "mù" (tree/wood) and "cǎo" (grass). We start with the simple but powerful rule of ancient Chinese character creation: two of the same part means "some", three means "lots"! That explains the forest characters, the grass characters, and so much more! We uncover how the single character "tree" gave birth to a whole family of words: from "rest" (a person under a tree) to "origin" (the root of the tree) to "end" (the top of the tree), and even the "not yet" tree that explains taste, sister, hidden, and charm! Then we dive into the grass radical, and the character "mò" where the sun hides in the grass, which explains desert, sunset, curtain, admiration, recruitment, and tomb! Perfect for Chinese learners who want to understand the logic behind all those common plant-related characters!


木
mù
tree/wood
核心汉字，甲骨文为树的象形，是整个汉字家族的源头
林
lín
forest
两个木，代表一些树，就是树林
森
sēn
dense forest
三个木，代表很多树，就是森林
休
xiū
rest
人 + 木，人在树下休息，就是休息的意思
本
běn
origin
木的下方加一横，指树根，代表根本、本来
末
mò
end
木的上方加一横，指树梢，代表末端、末尾
未
wèi
not yet
还没长大的树，代表还没、未来
味
wèi
taste
未 + 口，还没尝过的味道
妹
mèi
younger sister
未 + 女，还没长大的女孩子，就是妹妹
昧
mèi
hide
未 + 日，太阳被挡住，代表隐藏、隐瞒
魅
mèi
charm
未 + 鬼，隐藏的鬼，代表有吸引力的魅力
艹
cǎo
grass
草字头，甲骨文为两棵小草的象形
卉
huì
flowers and plants
两个草，代表一些草，就是花草
茻
mǎng
lots of grass
四个草，代表很多很多草
莫
mò
no
两个草 + 日，太阳落到草里，代表没有、不要
漠
mò
desert
莫 + 水，没有水的地方，就是沙漠
暮
mù
sunset
莫 + 日，太阳落到草里，就是日暮、日落
幕
mù
curtain
莫 + 巾，布挡住东西，就是帷幕、幕布
慕
mù
admire
莫 + 心，想要没有的东西，就是羡慕
募
mù
recruit
莫 + 力，寻找没有的人，就是招募、募捐
墓
mù
tomb
莫 + 土，人没了埋在土里，就是墓地

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

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孙子说：古代善于指挥作战的人，总是先创造条件使自己处于不被战胜的地位，然后等待战胜敌人的机会。做到不被战胜，关键在于自己能否掌握主动权；敌人能否被战胜，在于敌人是否给我们以可乘之机。所以，善于作战的人，能够做到不被敌人战胜，而不是做到战胜敌人。所以说，胜利可以预见，却不能强求。
 
有了不被战胜的条件，就可以守；敌方出现了可乘之机，就可以攻。之所以施行防守，是因为实力不足，取胜的条件不够充分；之所以采取进攻，是因为实力强大而敌人相对弱小。善于防守的，如同深藏于地底，敌人无迹可寻；善于进攻的，能高度机动灵活地打击敌人，犹如神兵天降，让敌人防不胜防。所以，善防善攻的军队，既能保全自己，又能战胜敌人。


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