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Concept / lie down

臥

lie down · recline

Body + Bent

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Evolution

🛏 →臥 →臥

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秋 autumn · harvest · qiu 後 back · after 竹 bamboo · hollow 熊 bear · strength 美 beauty · beautiful · mei 仁 benevolence · ren · humanity 丙 bing · third · fire 鳥 bird · avian

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