Amazing Chinese Characters (754）Wooden Club - 捶

The big seal script of character Wooden Club is

The left is character Hand (Post 55), the right is character Hand Down (Post 410). Originally it means that women beat wet cloth repeatedly with wooden club , which is traditional way of washing clothes. 

It also means that people use fit(s) to hit themselves when they feel frustrated, or hit good friends gently to show their good relationships, especially a woman hits her husband or boy friend with her fits to show her love.

The small seal script of character Wooden Club is

similar to its big seal script.

The clerical script of character Wooden Club is

The left is Radical Hand, the right is character Hang Down.

Its Pinyin is Chui2.

Amazing Chinese Characters (753）Sleep - 睡

The big seal script of character Sleep is

The left is character Eye (Post 17), the right is character Hand Down (Post 410). One's upper eyelids are dropped, he is sleeping or wants to sleep.

The small seal script of character Sleep is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Sleep is

The left is Radical Eye, the right is character Hand Down, but all lines are straight, lost pictography.

The Pinyin of the character is Shui4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (752) Borderland - 陲

The bronze script of character Borderland is

The left is cliff, the right is character Hang Down (Post 410). The remote Borderland is area where few people, but many cliff, and hong down trees. The character implies "Remote area". 

The big seal script of character Borderland is

Similar to bronze script.

The small seal script of character Borderland is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Borderland is

The left is Radical Ear, means cliff. The right is character Hand Down.

Its Pinyin is Chui2.

The character is almost always used with character Side - 边（邊） to form 边陲 -  Remote borderland. It is very rare to use it alone. 

Amazing Chinese Characters (751）Grazing - 牧

 The shell bone script of character Grazing is

The left is character Ox (Post 120), the right is character Father (Post 166), which means that a person holds a stick to drive the herd, here is herd.

The bronze script of character Grazing is

The left is Ox, the right is a hand holding a stick.

The big seal script of character Grazing is

Similar to bronze script.

The small script of character Grazing is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Grazing is

The left is Radical Ox, and the right is Radical Anti Text which means hitting something with stick.

The Pinyin of the character is Mu4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (750) Inexpensive - 廉

The big seal script of character Inexpensive is

The top and left part 厂 or 广 alike means the side of hall or side of house like closet or storage, the bottom is character Extra Work, meaning a very capable worker who lives in place where is not a bedroom, which indicates that he is inexpensive or cheap for his work. 

The small seal script of character Inexpensive is 

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Inexpensive is

Similar to old scripts.

The character also means Integrity now.

The Pinyin of the character is Lian2.

Amazing Chinese Characters (749) Dislike - 嫌

The big seal script of character Dislike is

The left is character Woman (Post 20), the right is character Extra Work (Post 747). There are two possibilities: the very capable women dislike people who are not capable; or people don't like women who are too capable. The latter is more likely because the social status of women in ancient China was low, the capable women made men feel embarrassed, they have more muscles and may be not beautiful, therefore most men who control the society dislike them.

Right now the character is used for Dislike in general, not specifically to women. 

The small seal script of character Dislike is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Dislike is

The left is Radical Woman, the right is character Extra Work.

The Pinyin of the character is Xian2.

 

Amazing Chinese Characters (748）Modest - 谦

The big seal script of character Modest is

The lest is character Say (Post 158), the right is character Extra Work (Post 747). A very capable person but very humble when speaking.

The small seal script of character Modest is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Modest is

The left is Radical Say, the right is clerical script Extra Work.

The song typeface of character Modest is

The left is simplified Radical Say.

The Pinyin of the character Modest is Qian1.