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sweat

flat

year

This character is a combination of 'water' and 'shield/dry', and alludes to a person being dry because they have sweated out all their water.

This character is a combination of 'shield' and the number eight. It also means 'gentle', 'equal' or 'level'.

This character refers to the time required for the earth to orbit the sun once, based on the Chinese calendar. For example, the phrase-~ means 'one

year'. The character can also mean 'new year' or 'annual'. SJL~ safe

:$'~&\ happiness

(ping 2 an1) flat/gentle + peaceful

(xing 4 fu 2 ) fate + blessing

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This character is a combination of 'shield'

T,

±

'soil' and 'to be' ". Ironically, this character originally meant 'torture'. Today it means 'fate' or 'good fortune'.

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