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Rh The 3rd radical. (丶)

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 * 丸
 * 藥丸
 * pills.
 * 硬心丸
 * a firm resolve&mdash;to abandon the opium habit.


 * 腬丸子
 * meat-balls.
 * meat-balls.

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 * 丹
 * 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
 * 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.

The 4th radical. (丿)

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 * 久
 * 天長地久
 * heaven is lasting, earth is enduring.
 * 喫了好久
 * how long ago is it since he ate it?
 * 好久沒有來
 * he has not been here for a long time [or a good while].

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