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squeezed 夹
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Left and right a person 人, which are still visible at 頰, between which the main person (husband 夫 or big person 大) is squeezed.
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Used in these characters:
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峡
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| gorge, ravine, glen (narrow valley)
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Left: mountain 山, right: squeezed in 夹 (a man/husband 夫, squeezed from both sides 丷; traditionally 峽 with two persons 人 at the sides of a big 大 person)
The mountain is squeezing at: the gorge.
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挟
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| insert, but between
hasamaru/mu, KYŌ
扌
夹
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Left: hand 扌 right: squeezed in 夹 (husband 夫, squeezed from both sides 丷; traditionally 挾 with two persons 人) [For the pronunciation hasamu, think of scissors はさみ (= 鋏), which also involves squeezing].
My hand gets squeezed when I insert it there.
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狭
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| narrow, small, cramped
semai, KYŌ
犭
夹
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Left: wild animal 犭, right: squeezed in 夹 (husband 夫, squeezed from both sides 丷) [traditionally: 狹 with two persons 人]
The animal is squeezed in because it is so narrow.
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頰
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| cheek
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Left the traditional form 夾 of: to squeeze 夹, which then was: A big 大 person is squeezed between two others 人人, right: head/forehead 頁
They are squeezing the head: the cheeks.
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