The Chinese Radical: 丨


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Meaning
vertical line    丨

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
individual, this, that, size

Top: person , below: one
A person as a "one" is an: individual.
JLPT HSK 1
middle, center, among, China
zhōng, zhòng

The line in the center of the square shows the middle.
JLPT HSK 4
to pull, to draw (e.g. a bow), to stretch sth
yǐn
Bow with a string
The string of the bow is pulled.
JLPT HSK 4
to explain, to extend, (monkey in animal calendar)
shēn
Sun/day, lightning
A flash of lightning in full daylight: What will that say to us? - Or better: A mouth with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when explaining.
JLPT HSK 4
abundant, plentiful, great, buxom
fēng
Combination of three 三 and a vertical stroke
A tree with many twigs is abundant.
JLPT HSK 6
to string together, chain, to conspire
chuàn
Twice mouth or pearl, a tread (or needle)
Two pearls on a string form a chain.
JLPT no HSK
fork, branch, bifurcation, girl


Image of a bifurcation
JLPT no HSK
abyss, deep, profound, to surge up
yuān
Left: water , right: two separators || rice
Like water, the rice container (with open bottom) can be deep (like an abyss).

Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning.

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