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. 

Amazing Chinese Characters (747） Extra Work (or Combine ) - 兼

 The bronze script of character Extra Work is

There are two character Rice Crop (Post 34), better than hold one (Post 746)

and a character Again (Post 102), meaning hand here

holding the two rice crops, to reap the harvest.

Normally, one hand holds one rice crop, when one hand could hold two rice crops, indicating the person has strong hand and better skills, could do extra things, or could combine two things together.

The character means "Extra Work" or "Combine Work".

The big seal script of character Extra Work is

Similar to bronze script.

The small seal script of character Extra Work is

Similar to big seal script. 

The clerical script of character Extra Work is

The top changed a lot, the two U's become a straight line, the bottom, two top down U, eliminated the inside half, and outside become straight 45 degree outward strokes.

The Pinyin of the character is Jian.