The Chinese Radical: 丶


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Meaning
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Explanation In many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke is used in the mnemonics accordingly.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
"referring to", exclamatory final particle, interrogative
má, me, mó, yāo
Top: accent for emphasis , bottom: self, personal (shows a nose)
The emphasis on your own nose is this reference.
JLPT HSK 1
extreme, highest, greatest, too (much)
tài
Top: big (A person with widely spread arms appears: big.), below: a little bit more:
When something is big, and more is added, it becomes extreme.
JLPT HSK 2
to behave as, to act as, to serve as
wéi, wèi
Power/force and twice emphasis
With strongly emphasized power, that's how I behave/act.
JLPT HSK 3
self, oneself, since, from

Eye with an emphasis
The accented (= emphasized) eye shows the own self.
JLPT HSK 3
owner, master, host, Lord
zhǔ
Top: accentuation for emphasis , bottom: king
I emphasize: the king is the owner and master.
JLPT HSK 4
to press, to push down, pressure, to keep under (control)
yā, yà
Cliff and earth with emphasis
At the cliff it affects the emphasized earth: The pressure.
JLPT HSK 4
excellent, superior
yōu
Left: person , right: outstanding (Despite the broken leg [= ] the emphasis makes the big person: outstanding)
Personen, who are outstanding are excellent.
JLPT HSK 4
forever, always, eternally, perpetual
yǒng
Top: accent for emphasis , below: var. of water
I emphasize: Water has been forever.
JLPT HSK 4
to lose, to miss, to fail
shī
Top left: accent (for emphasis), rest: husband (The big person with the extra-caring arms is the husband.)
I emphasize: the husband will lose.
JLPT HSK 4
outstanding, particularly, especially
yóu
Shows a big person with a lame/broken leg and an emphasis
He may have a broken leg, but the emphasis makes him outstanding.
JLPT HSK 4
skill, method, technique
shù, zhú
Tree with emphasis
To hang something up in a tree, you need skills.
JLPT HSK 5
justice, righteousness, meaning

Top: accent, emphasis , bottom: a cross (Here: Understand the emphasis as head of a person with raised arms )
From the emphasized head of that person comes: justice.
JLPT HSK 6
to blame, scold, to accuse, to reprimand, to oust
chì
Axe with accent (Here: a notch in the cutting edge)
For the notch in the axe, I have to blame you.
JLPT HSK 6
pill, bead, small round object, pellet
wán
Nine with an additional stroke
A 'nine' needs an additional stroke to become round like a pill.
JLPT no HSK
red, pellet, powder, cinnabar
dān
A simplified var. of boat/ship
A simple boat is red.

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

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