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人

rén

related components & characters

[object Object]

classical translation

human

parts of a plant that naturally separate
ecological image

parts of a plant that naturally separate

Parts of a plant that naturally separate or fall off of the main plant (grains, fruits, cones, etc). 

nuanced meaning

One becomes Two

As people enter the world to take on this incarnation, they transition from the experience of oneness to one of perceived separation. This is mirrored in the birth process, where the baby is held within the mother as one, and then is birthed out into the world to become two. This is one macrocosmic/microcosmic expression of the same thing. This is why the character starts out at the top as one point and transitions into two separate lines. 

One becomes Two
ancient characters
alternate images from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology:

About Ev

Embodied Universe is a research and educational project by Dr. Evren “Ev” Juniper, Doctor of East Asian Medicine (DAcCHM, LAc). Her work explores the relationship between embodied experience, early Chinese language, and the interpretation of classical medical texts.

Through the integration of experiential insight and close textual study, she seeks to clarify concepts within East Asian Medicine that have often been mistranslated or misunderstood in modern interpretations. Her doctoral thesis, Embodied Universe, is available on Academia.edu.

Ev practices clinically at ECHO Acupuncture in Gladstone, Oregon.

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