First 100 Chinese Ideographs - Preview

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patterns in which creation evolves out. Ordering 亼 on emanated patterns of the creative breath 曾, thus.

Note: Ancient variant of

such as

generates other visual interpretations, which may serve for a better understanding of concepts related to the form: The produce of a field 田 brought together

for

consumption ( indicated by a mouth 口 and something contained). To meet, assemble, gather, an occasion. When concepts gather together coherently, one comprehends. Hence the extended meaning to understand. Likewise, to be able to do something is to be able to get one’s faculties to work together in harmony. Certain ancient forms of the character, such as

do not have 田 but allows for a visual interpretation as food laid out, as during a banquet – to

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