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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
精神 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
精神 =
ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ · jīngshén
noun — spirit; morale; energy; mental state; the essence of something

字源 FORM — what the parts do

refined; pure; essence (精力的精)jīng米 (rice/grain) + 青 (clear/green) — the clearest, most refined grain; essence, purity, mastery
deity; spirit; divine (神話的神)shén示 (altar/divine presence) + 申 (lightning bolt, to extend) — a declaration from the altar; the divine, spirit
精神,精力的精,神話的神。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

煉(:米+青),從壇降(:示+申)——,從純粹的核心升起。
Grain refined to its purest form (精: 米+青, cleared to essence) meets the lightning-declaration from the altar (神: 示+申, divine force extending out) — spirit arises where the pure and the divine touch.
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