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How it 然
22 July 2007
The all-powerful adverbial suffix 然 …
必然 (bī) inevitably, necessarily
勃然 (bó) vigorously, prosperously
诚然 (chéng) genuinely, truly
当然 (dāng) naturally, but of course
定然 (dìng) certainly, definitely, inevitably (more…)
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Boxing it In
22 July 2007
Characters imprisoned in the 囗 radical
囗 (wéi) an enclosure
囚 (qíu) to imprison 2) prisoner
人 person
囝 (jǐan) son, child
子 infant
回 (huí) to return (the two boxes represent a swirl)
口 mouth, opening
因 (yín) reason, cause 2) to rely on, in accord with
大 person (a rather large person)
囡 (nān) daughter, little child
女 girl (more…)
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