The Chinese Radical: 兄


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Meaning
elder brother    兄

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
to know, knowledge, to record, recognize
shí, zhì
Left: word / (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: variant of elder brother (A big mouth on feet )
The words make the elder brother to know.
JLPT HSK 4
to subdue, to overthrow, gram

Top: ten , below: older brother (A big mouth on feet )
(The inferior must leave the battle-field, such as to run away using the legs:) The old gets legs , if it is subdued.
JLPT HSK 4
strip off, to shed, get rid of, get away from
tuō
Left: body /, right: money transfer (Going out from my elder brother money transactions take place) [ = the big mouth on feet]
(He raises his arms while stripping off his shirt. And I see:) the body of my older brother with raised arms, who is undressing.
JLPT HSK 4
to compete, to contend, to struggle
jìng
Top: to stand , bottom: elder brother (A big mouth on feet )
He stands over my elder brother, because he competed with him.
JLPT HSK 4
moreover, not to mention, condition, situation
kuàng
Left: ice , right: elder brother (A big mouth on feet )
An ice is for my elder brother, moreover!
JLPT HSK 4
to wish, to express good wishes
zhù
Left: altar, to show 礻/ (image of an altar with a sacrifice and drippling blood ), right: elder brother
At the altar is my elder brother and wishing sth.
JLPT HSK 5
elder brother
xiōng
A mouth and feet
A "big mouth on legs" is my older brother.
JLPT HSK 6
political party, association, society
dǎng
Top: still/esteem (A small house with a window is furthermore esteemed.), below: legs (or: elder brother = A big mouth on feet )
I have esteem for my elder brother's party.

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