The Chinese Radical: 丁


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Meaning
nail    丁

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
to strike, dozen, to beat, to hit
dá, dǎ
Left: hand , right: a nail
The hand hits the nail with strikes.
JLPT HSK 2
be possible, can, to approve, to permit

Nail and opening
The nail into the opening should be possible.
JLPT HSK 2
elder brother

Comprises twice: possibility/can do (The nail into the opening should be possible.)
The one, who can very much (= the double of me), is my elder brother.
JLPT HSK 3
lamp, light, lantern
dēng
Left: fire , right: nail (here: understood as a torch)
The fire at the torch serves as a lamp. (Whereas the fire on legs is a bright light )
JLPT HSK 4
(reception) hall, administration, office
tīng
Left: cliff , right: nail
In size of a cliff and built with nails: the administration's hall.
JLPT HSK 4
to stop, to halt, to park (a car)
tíng
Left: person , right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high nail , is this pavilion)
(When you travel you need a break:) The person is at the kiosk to stop.
JLPT HSK 5
to agree, sign a contract, to draw up
dìng
Left: word / (sound waves from a mouth ), right: nail
Words are fixed (= "nailed in") in an: agreement.
JLPT HSK 5
apex, to carry on the head, summit
dǐng
Left: nail , right: page, leaf 页/ (head with shoulders and eyebrows )
The nail has a head and that's its apex.
JLPT HSK 5
peaceful, rather, better, tranquil
níng
Top: roof , below: nail
(There is no risk that the building might collapse:) When the roof is built with nails, you have peace.
JLPT HSK 5
to hesitate, happy, carefree, at one's ease

Left: give, bestow (The bent person has a nail to give.), right: elephant A trunk and two big ears 罒 make a pig appear like an elephant.
(Where shall it live?) If sb. give you an elephant, you should hesitate.
JLPT HSK 6
to stare, to gaze, to fix attention on
dīng
Left: eye , right: nail
The view of the eyes (is straight) like a nail: when staring.
JLPT HSK 6
Nail, thing
dīng

Image of a nail
JLPT HSK 6
pavilion, kiosk, booth, erect
tíng
Top: var. of high/tall (watch tower), below: nail
Tall like a high nail , is this pavilion.
JLPT HSK 6
nail, to pin up, sew on
dīng, dìng
Left: metal 钅/, right: nail
A metal nail.
JLPT HSK 6
to give, bestow
yú, yǔ
Top: bent person , below: variation of: nail
The bent person with the nail has something: to give.
JLPT HSK 6
sting (mosquito, bee), to urge insistently
dīng
Left: mouth , right: nail
A mouth like a nail is: the sting of a mosquito.
JLPT HSK 6
to pinch, wring, stubborn, mistake
níng, nǐng, nìng
Left: hand , right: peace, calm (If the roof is built with nails , you have your peace.)
If the hand is covering and acts like a nail, it pinches.
JLPT no HSK
sandbar, sandbank, shoal
tīng
Left: water , right: nail
In the water has only (the depth of) a nail: at a sandbar.
JLPT no HSK
malevolent, fierce-looking, hideous
níng
Left: wild animal (dog on hind legs), right: peace, calm (If the roof is built with nails , you have your peace.)
A wild animal that (pretends) to be peaceful is: malevolent.
JLPT no HSK
graceful
tíng
Left: woman , right: pavilion, kiosk 亭 (Tall like a high nail is this pavilion.)
The woman (vendor) at the kiosk (pavilion) is graceful.
JLPT no HSK
muddy, miry, stagnant
nìng
Left: water , right: peace, calm (If the roof is built with nails , you have your peace.)
When water finds its 'peace' (= it is resting), is becomes: muddy.
JLPT no HSK
raised path between fields
tǐng
Left: rice paddy , right: nail
At the rice paddy (straight) like a nail: The raised path.

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