Radicale 10-1屯tún ,germoglio

Radicale 10-1屯tún ,germoglio

“Un germolio che spunta dalla terra, si vede anche la sua prima foglia tenera, che carino! “

Nella forma antica del carattere 屯tún abbiamo l’immagine del germoglio che spunta dalla terra come gelato, tutto ciò indica le difficoltà iniziali per superare la rigidità del periodo invernale in attesa della primavera, di conseguenza bisogna conservare e generare l’energia il meglio possibile .

Per questo motivo il carattere 屯 tún  significa “accumulare o conservare” .    Di seguito troviamo le parole come :
l  屯兵 Tún tián  "accantonare truppe"
l  屯糧Tún liáng  "immagazzinare cereali ".
l  屯墾 Tún kěn  "alloggiare le truppe addette alla bonifica dei terreni  "

屯tún rapprensenta anche l’easagramma 3 nel libro dell’ I Ching, che composto dallo scuotimento 震Zhèn ☳ sotto, e dall’acqua 坎Kǎn ☵ sopra, insieme essi rappresentano l’immagine delle nuvole e dei tuoni nel cielo, una chiara condizione di disordine.

 Per coloro che ricercano una guida, questo easagramma dice che il momento attuale non e’ favorevole per l’azione, dovrebbero essere più attenti e riflessivi, agire con un atteggiamento corretto, ma allo stesso momento bisogna prepararsi e pianificare il futuro. Riferito ai giovani, è consigiliabile ricorrere alla disciplina, ciò che è di ostacolo nella mente va allontanato. https://kidshoubo.jimdo.com/2016/05/18/radicale-10/?logout=1

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Radical 28-1土 Tǔ, earth

Radical 28-1土 Tǔ, earth

“The seed that sprouts out of the ground is like a child that holds on to mother earth. The two are inseparable.”

The radical 土 Tǔ, is made up of two parts, the upper part shows a sprouting seed and the lower part shows the earth. Together they have the meaning of “earth, ground or land”.They transmit the idea that all living things depend on the earth and cannot be separated from her.

The saying 皇天后土 Huáng tiān hòu tǔ “Emperor Sky and Queen Earth” is used in literature to indicate the totality of things, the natural world, and as a way of expressing great respect for Mother Nature herself.

Furthermore, the radical土 Tǔ also has the meaning of “local, native, indigenous”, “mankind”. Here are some commonly used words: 土產Tǔchǎn local speciality 土著Tǔzhù aboriginal 土話Tǔhuà local dialect.

The theory behind the五行Wǔ xíng, (the five elements/movements), around which Chinese philosophical thinking revolves, is regarded by many as an attempt to understand the phenomena and the dynamic transformations observed in the universe.

In the most ancient diagrams depicting this theory, TU-Earth is placed at the centre of a cross, made up of the other elements because the Earth was considered quintessentially the mother of everything. In more recent versions of the diagram, the five elements/movements form a circle or a pentagram and Earth comes after fire and before metal. This also corresponds to the end of summer, the so-called “fifth season” in which fruit is harvested.

A famous Chinese proverb says:
兵來將擋, 水來土掩
Bīnglái　jiāngdǎng, shuǐlái　tǔyǎn
“A great general can stop a war, just as a great flood can be blocked by earth.”

A clever and skilled person can resolve problems efficiently. The proverb also means, “every difficult situation requires a precise (or adequate) solution.” We have to be able to adapt or be flexible, not rigid, in order to find good solutions to problems.

During a flood, as well as a huge quantity of water, large amounts of mud and other sediments flow into the areas that are close to rivers. Disasters can be averted however, if flood embankments are constructed which contain the waters and allow the land to absorb the excess water.

For every situation, for every circumstance, for every problem, we can find an appropriate solution in order to obtain maximum benefit and minimum damage.
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Radical 21-1 穴 Xué , cave

Radical 21-1 穴 Xué , cave
“A storm is coming. Look, I can see a cave. Quick, let’s go and shelter in there!”

In the ancient character穴Xué cave we can make out a rock in which there is an opening. A place in which primitive people lived and sheltered.

Over time, the character evolved to include a curved roof and two oblique walls in order to give the idea of a natural shelter or a manmade hideout. In prehistoric times, between 500,000 and 150,000 years ago, caves and hideouts between rocks were home to the first human beings.

Theses hideouts were well structured. At the entrance, they hung animal skins from frames made from branches to form a closure and to allow them to heat up the space inside. At the centre of the cave, there was a fire, which was used to create heat and to cook meat.

Acupuncture has its origins in the Neolithic period. When people were in pain or felt ill, they instinctively massaged or tapped the part of their body where they felt pain with a sharp stone and in this way, they discovered they could alleviate the symptoms or make them disappear altogether.

穴 Xué Cave is also the name used for the acupuncture points because they are thought of as “holes” occurring over the Jing Luo passages, the acupuncture meridians.

The Huangdi Neijing, the manual of the Yellow Emperor, is the most ancient existing book of traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the acupuncture points as 經穴 Jīng xué or 穴道 Xuédào, meaning that these points transport 氣 qi, life energy and the blood that flows around our body, keeping tissue and organs healthy and creating internal harmony and stability.

For thousands of years, Traditional Chinese medicine has concentrated on the harmony between mind, body and spirit. It aims to promote good health by reactivating our energy current or by allowing excess energy to flow away.
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Radical 13-1 木 Mù, wood

Radical 13-1 木 Mù, wood

 "There are trees that have sunk their roots so deep into the ground that not even the strongest wind can blow them over!"

The primitive form of the character 木 Mù "wood" depicts a tree with its roots sunk deep into the ground. Its canopy is growing upwards in contrast to the growth of the roots down into the earth. Later, the two branches slanting upwards were symbolised by a single horizontal line while the two inclined lines at the bottom symbolise the roots.

 The choice made in Chinese culture is important: faced with the decision over what to simplify, they apparently decided to “cut” the branches, the eye-catching canopy, but keep the roots, which represent “substance” or “reality”. This is clear in the modern character. 

The roots allow a plant to be reborn in spring, even if we cannot see them because they are below ground.

The character 木 Mù is used as a radical for all the names of trees and can be positioned to the left, above or below other characters in order to form compound characters like: 松Sōng “pine tree” 梅Méi or李 Lǐ “plum tree” 桃 Táo “peach tree” 梨 Lí “pear tree” .

 The proverb山高泉水清, 樹高根須深

Shāngāo quánshuǐ qīng, shùgāo gēnxū shēn

 means "The purest spring can be found high in the mountains, the roots of a great tree are deep in the ground."

However much talent and however many skills you have, you still need determination, effort and perseverance in order to reach a high level of excellence.

 In order to find the purest water you need to struggle up the mountain. The roots of a great tree do not grow deep into the ground in a single day.

 Even if, at the beginning, you have trouble learning something, with constant determination, effort and perseverance you can still achieve good results. By following this advice, if you are already competent, you can get even better. If you are not yet competent, you can still achieve your goal. https://kidshoubo.jimdo.com

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Radical 26-1 永Yǒng, in eternity

Radical 26-1 永Yǒng, in eternity

"The water flowing down from the mountain separates into small streams which bring life to the land!"

It is easy to recognise the character 永 Yǒng formed from the character水Shuǐ, in which we can see again the nature of water, which flows freely and is full of life: the main current following its course and a small stream, which breaks away and changes direction. The land benefits from the life they both give.

This is a lovely, touching image that our Chinese ancestors created in order to communicate a wonderful concept, “to live in eternity”

永生 Yǒng shēng or "forever" 永遠 Yǒng yuǎn.

Water is life. Life is eternal. It never ends, it renews itself.

In Chinese Yin and Yang are always mentioned together, as if to remind us that they are inseparable. However, if life is to exist Light must always prevail over Dark, even by just a small margin.

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Radical 25-1水Shuǐ, water

Radical 25-1水Shuǐ, water

"Look at the way the water sprays up when the force of the stream hits the rocks!”

We can see the water that flows in the stream. As well as the main current, there are signs of the spray on each side. This symbolises water 水Shuǐ.

Water is a fundamental element for life. Water flows down from the mountain and nourishes everything on the land.

When water comes up against a rock, it adapts its form and encircles it.

水形步 Shuǐ xíng bù  “to move your feet like flowing water” means to avoid and use a circular motion in order to overcome an attack. We use this movement in order to have an advantage, to avoid danger and protect ourselves.

In Shou Bo, Taiji and Ba Gua training, it is of fundamental importance to be able “to move your feet like flowing water”.  It means a fighter is calmer and therefore more relaxed. He or she has a greater range of techniques, changes of direction and better reaction to his or her opponent’s attack.

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Radical 19-1 石shí, stone

Radical 19-1  石shí, stone

“Careful ! A large piece of rock is falling from a cliff ! “

 

The character 石shí , rock, clearly shows a cliff from which a rock is falling. 厂represents the cliff face, while 口 symbolises the rock.

If we put the character手 Shǒu (扌) “hand” next to石shí we get the character 拓tuò which means “to open” or “to develop”, 開拓Kāi tuo.  拓荒tuò Huāng means “to work the land“.

It is an expression that conveys the importance of stone in human civilisation. Indeed, the first tools with which man worked the land and gave birth to agriculture were made of stone, long before the use of metal was developed.

有心打石石成針，無心打石石無痕。Yǒuxīn dǎ shí shíchéng zhēn, wúxīn dǎ shí shí wú hén "A willing heart can grind a stone down to a needle, an unwilling heart cannot even scratch the surface."

This Chinese proverb refers to the virtues of patience and love but above all the desire to get things done. It is a virtue that oriental culture holds dear and which many psychologists, for example Laurence Steinberg, one of the greatest authorities on adolescent-related issues, recognise as being very important. The desire to get things done with dedication and perseverance can bring surprising results in terms of success, but also self-confidence and contentment. Tending expertly to a vegetable garden, can be more therapeutic than years of psychotherapy.

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