Finding “double happiness” in hanzi
Too Much of a Good Thing?
口 kǒu: mouth; opening, entrance, pass
品 pǐn: commodity; grade or class; quality or character, to decide through discrimination
金 j īn: metal, gold; valuable; money; precious
鑫 xīn: prosperous or turning a good profit (used in personal or shop names)
贝 beī: mollusk, shellfish; cowry shell (ancient money)
赑 bì: to strain your muscles, exert one’s strength
牛 nǐu: cattle, ox
奔 (three oxen): run quickly, hasten
木 mù: tree, wood
林 lín: forest; grove of trees or bamboo
森 sēn: heavily wooded jungle or forest
日 rì: sun; day
晶 jīng: brilliant, glittering, crystal-clear; quartz
水 shuǐ: water, liquid
淼 mǐao: (of water) a vast expanse, stretching as far as the eye can see
马 mǎ: horse
骉 bīao: galloping horses
直 zhí: straight; vertical; straighten; just, upright
矗 chù: to stand up straight, to tower over
束 shù: a bunch, a bundle of flowers
棘 jī: thorn bush
毛 máo: hair, feathers
毳 cuì: fine, soft fur
火 húo: fire; light; flame
炎 yán: scorching, burning, hot; inflammation
焱 yàn: (fml) spark; fire
燚 yì: person’s name
喜 xǐ: happy, delighted; happy event; to be pregnant
囍 xǐ: double happiness!
月 yuè: moon; month
朋 pēng: pal, buddy, chum
又 yòu: to do again; indication of contradiction
双 shuāng: two, both, double, twofold; even numbers
克 kè: able, capable of; restrain; conquer, subjugate
兢 jīng: cautious, conscientious
手 shǒu: hand; hold
掱 pǎ: pickpocket
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