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    The document discusses Chinese characters and their meanings related to time. It explains that the character for "tomorrow" contains the characters for "bright" and "day", and that the character for "today" contains characters for "sun" and "day". Similarly, it notes that the character for "this month" contains characters representing "origin" and "month", indicating that just as "sun" can mean "day", "moon" can mean "month".

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    The document discusses Chinese characters and their meanings related to time. It explains that the character for "tomorrow" contains the characters for "bright" and "day", and that the character for "today" contains characters for "sun" and "day". Similarly, it notes that the character for "this month" contains characters representing "origin" and "month", indicating that just as "sun" can mean "day", "moon" can mean "month".

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    Chineasy 21

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    The document discusses Chinese characters and their meanings related to time. It explains that the character for "tomorrow" contains the characters for "bright" and "day", and that the character for "today" contains characters for "sun" and "day". Similarly, it notes that the character for "this month" contains characters representing "origin" and "month", indicating that just as "sun" can mean "day", "moon" can mean "month".

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    of 3

    BJ:} S

    tomorrow
    (m ing 2 ri4 )
    Remember, after a day and
    a night comes tomorrow.
    bright + day = tomorrow

    *S
    .4 )
    today (ben 3
    8n~in + day= today

    *F.l this month


    (ben3 yu e 4 )
    Just as the 'sun' bu ilding
    •• :
    block can also mean 'day',
    • bright sun/day ••
    ••
    • • • • • • 0 • • • . . . . . . . . . 0 • • 0 . 0 . · ·-· • • • • • 0 . · -• • ' ' " ' ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' • • • • • • • • • • 0 •• ' ••••••••• '0. ···~-
    •
    0 0 . . . .. so the 'moon' building
    tomorrow block can also mean
    'month'. origin + month =
    this month

    :• foundation/origin sun/day :•
    •' • • • · o•••••• ··••••• • •••••••o-. o oooooo·• ..-ooo•ca.oaa.oc&ooooloooooo o oooooooO-Ooooo o ooooooooooooooot •· Oo +·-·•••• -•ooooooooo ••oooooooooooOa-•o'
    •

    today

    I·.............................
    foundation/origin moon/month :
    :
    ........................................................ ·- .. .. .................. ··············
    this month

    ······································································--······················································································································-·············- ················· -····-· · •· ...... ······························


    SUN/MOON PHRASES 59
    .r. work (gongl)
    In oracle-bone Inscriptions.
    this character was
    depicted as a tool shape,
    and 1ts original meaning
    was 'holding a tool' or
    'carpenter's square'. Today
    it has been extended to
    mean 'work', 'labour' or
    'skill'. Compounds that
    use this character
    Include:

    a: left (zuol)
    ~ right (you4)
    21 wizard (wul)
    I A 1worker
    2
    (gong ren )

    work + person = [ literally]


    working person = w o rker
    or labourer

    AI artificial
    • ( ren 2 gong 1)
    person + work = [l iterally)
    person's work = man-made
    = artificial

    :: work l person
    1z. I female worker
    .
    ················-········-········-·····..·······..···-················ --· ................................................... (nu 3 g ong 1)
    worker woman + work =
    [literally] woman's work
    or needlework = female
    worker

    •• person work •
    •• l
    •
    *o 0 0 0 *0 0 0 o• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o• 0 0 0 0 0 Oo-0 0 o· • o ·o ..._. • • 0 0 . 0 0 • •. • ._.. 0 oo o . 0 0 o o o 0 Oo o o 0 o o 0 o o o o 0 0 o 0 o o ,. 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0* ,. 0> o0 0 ................................••
    .

    artificial

    •
    i• woman work :
    ..................... •·········· ............................ ............. .' ... .... . .. .. ··- .·······················.
    '
    ••

    female worker

    ················ · ······································································································· · ····· · · · ···········································~·············································· ..... ·······..•.........•.....••....... ..... . ..


    WORK PHRASES 61

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