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heel

Composition


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Pinyin

gen1 gēn

Meaning


Primary

heel

Mnemonic


[g-] Gandalf is in [1] front of the [-(e)n] infirmary, after being discharged. He has lost his 跟 heel and so now has a miniature 足 wooden leg in its place. More like a wooden 跟 heel, really. It is bound to his stump with pure 艮 silver, and the 跟 heel of the 足 wooden leg itself is 艮 silver as well.

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