暌
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Meaning: in opposition to
💡 Think 'Sun (日) diverges from water (癸)' → opposition.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a bustling Beijing market, two friends argue loudly over a broken jade bracelet. The character 暌 (kuí) captures their discord—meaning 'in opposition to' or 'separated by disagreement.' It combines 日 (sun) as radical, hinting at time, and 癸 (a component related to water in Chinese zodiac) to suggest divergence. While rare in daily use, 暌 appears in classical texts describing conflicts or estrangement, like 暌违 (to be separated). Its strokes (13) reflect the complexity of human disputes.
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