Western Mandarin/Words with Characters/3

by Adam Grainger

The 3rd radical. (丶)

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丸 uan² üen².

藥丸

pills.

硬心丸

a firm resolve—to abandon the opium habit.

丸 read üen².

腬丸子

meat-balls.

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丹 tan¹.

一片丹心

loyal-hearted; lit. a red heart.

採藥煉丹

to distil medicines from raw materials.

好丹方

a good prescription.

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主 chu³.

房主人

the owner or landlord of a house.

主人家坐下邊

the host takes the lowest seat.

打個主意

come to a decision; make up your mind; lit. a lord's mind.

主保的人

a surety; one who gives a guarantee.

我作不得主

I cannot act upon my own responsibility.

可以自主

you may rule yourself; manage your own affairs.

長子主祭

the eldest son presides at the sacrifice.

點主

to dot the character "chu;" a ceremony at the erection of the tablet.