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It is traditional volume unit, “mal” in Korean, measure of about 18 liters

The character's origin is a pictograph of a ladle with a sack used for measuring grain. Because of the ladle’s shape, it also became the name of the constellation (the Big Dipper, 북두칠성). In China, the simplified forms 

to fight, to compete, to quarrel

to fight, to struggle

It is also used in names, meaning 'chief' or 'head of the chief'.

#60 — to walk a little, to take small steps

#61 — heart, mind, center, core

#62 — dagger-axe, spear (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)

#63 — door, house number, house, home

#64 — hand

#65 — to support, to bear, to sustain, to calculate, to branch off

#66 — to hit, strike

#67 — script, writing, letter

#68 — measuring vessel, horse

#69 — axe

#70 — square, direction

#71 — none, not exist

#72 — day, sun

#73 — to say, to speak

#74 — month, moon

#75 — tree, wood, wooden

#76 — yawn, deficiency

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斗

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