The Chinese Radical: 丂


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Meaning
winding seeweed    丂

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
number (of people), mark, day of a month
háo, hào
Top: mouth , bottom: winding seaweed (here: the number "5")
When the mouth says "5" it is a number.
JLPT HSK 2
to check, to verify, to test, to examine
kǎo
At top: old man , below: wound seeweed
From the ground with a stick the seeweed is checked.
JLPT HSK 4
skillful, opportunely, coincidentally, timely
qiǎo
Left: craftsman , right: seaweed
The craftsman works the seaweed: skillfully.
JLPT HSK 4
dirty, filthy, foul, corrupt, to defile

Left: water , right: deficiency 亏 (one , winding seaweed )
For the good water already one (single) seaweed (is enough) to make it dirty.
JLPT HSK 4
employment, hiring
pìn
Left: ear , right: 甹 (reason = The seedling/sprout in the field has its reason.), winding seeweed [here: number 5])
The ear has heard that there is a reason for the five: employments.
JLPT HSK 4
to roast, to bake, to broil
kǎo
Left: fire , right: to check, verify (From the ground with a stick the seeweed is checked.)
The fire (=its temperature) should be checked before roasting.
JLPT HSK 5
deficiency, deficit, luckily
kuī
One and winding seaweed
If there is only one seaweed, it's a real deficiency.
JLPT HSK 5
to boast, to exaggerate, to praise
kuā
Top: big , below: deficiency 亏 (Having only one winding seaweed means a deficiency) (Tip: See 亏 as lower part of jaw (= two teeth , tongue , lower jaw )
With a big jaw, you can boast and exaggerate.
JLPT HSK 6
decay, rotten, degenerate
xiǔ
Left: tree , right: seaweed
Trees become like seaweed when they are decaying.
JLPT HSK 6
intelligence, opening, trick/key
qiào
Top: hole, cavity (It is covered and a narrowing path leads into the cave), below: skilled 巧 (The craftsman works the seaweed skillfully.)
Whoever builds his cave skillfully, is intelligent.
JLPT no HSK
startled, astonished
è
Left: feelings , right: jaw (two teeth , tongue , lower jaw )
The feeling of a jaw wide open is: being startled.
JLPT no HSK
(exclamation particle in old Chinese)


"Eight seaweeds " as exclamation
JLPT no HSK
Cantonese, Guangdong 广东
yuè
Top: container with a handle and rice , bottom: winding seaweed
Here's the island Hong Kong, which became rich from rice , while the rest had only water plants : the district of Canton.
JLPT no HSK
to beat, to flog, to copy
kǎo
Left: hand , right: to check, verify (From the ground with a stick the seeweed is checked.)
The hand should (first) check, before it beats.
JLPT no HSK
manacle, shackles, fetters
kào
Left: metal 钅/, right: to check, verify (From the ground with a stick the seeweed is checked.)
(The user wants to escape) This metal will be tested: the manacle (handcuff).

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