How practical is retention of kanji or vocab in real life for people that have almost/already finished

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@Leebo

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Says the only person I know whose username is used as a verb on the site.

How do I differentiate between "cow" and "noon"?

Cow 牛’s head pokes up while noon 午 doesn’t have one. That’s what helped me. Edit: OMG first time I’ve been Leebo’ d