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The Radical: 凵
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Hanzi-Trainer
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open box 凵
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Used in these Kanji:
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出
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to come out, to go beyond, to occur, to rise
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Two mountains 山 behind each other (traditionally "sent behind the mountains" for exile)
Behind a mountain another comes out. |
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击
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to hit, to strike, to break
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Bottom: container 凵, similar to a can 缶 (lid  and can opener 十 of that can 凵, but without stick ノ)
He takes the stick ノ from the can 缶 and hits/strikes with it. |
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齿
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| tooth, teeth
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Top: to stop 止 (here: nose), bottom: open mouth 凵 with teeth 人
Below the nose is an open mouth with teeth. |
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涵
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to contain, to include, culvert
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Left: water 氵, right: envelope 函 (container 凵, e.g. jug 乛, water 水)
Water is poured from a jug into the container, which then contains it. |
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凶
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| vicious, fearful, fierce, ominous, inauspicious
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Container 凵 with a mark 㐅
The mark on the container shows that it's content is vicious. |
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凸
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| convex, to stick out, protrude
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Pictograph of a protruding object |
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凹
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| concave, hollow, a depression, indentation
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(compare with convex 凸)
Pictograph for concave |
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凿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to bore a hole, to chisel or dig, certain
záo, zuò
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Top: business, occupation 业 (it's shown a volcanic vent with a hollow peak), bottom: container 凵 with Yen ¥
A hollow container is cut with a drilling bit, when: boring a hole. |
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函
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JLPT no HSK |
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| envelope, case, letter
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Image of an envelope: 乛, 凵 and variant of water 水
The 'frame', closed with water, is an envelope. |
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