The Chinese Radical: 勹


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Meaning
wrap    勹

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
to drink, to shout loudly, My goodness!
hē, hè
Left: mouth , right: interrogation (= The mouth with tongue enwraps the person in the corner at the interrogation)
His mouth wants (when the sun is over the wrapped person ) something: to drink.
JLPT HSK 3
sentence, clause, phrase

Outside: wrap up/cover , inside: mouth
She covered her mouth at such a sentence. (Or: Something "wrapped" out the mouth is a sentence.)
JLPT HSK 3
package, to cover, to wrap
bāo
Top: wrap , below: snake 巳 (but her: self [= Following the windings, I find myself])
Wrap it in, then it is itself: well packed.
JLPT HSK 4
grapes, Portugal

Top: plant , below: 匍 (enwrap , just now ) [= A hand for holding an item is what I need just now]
The plants that wrap something for the "just now" (not storable) are the grapes.
JLPT HSK 4
grapes
táo
Top: plant , below: package (wrap , can [lid and can opener of that can ])
A plant where it is like "wrapped in a can" are the grapes.
JLPT HSK 4
spoon, ladle, centiliter (i.e. 10 ml)
sháo

Image of a ladle with sth. in it.
JLPT HSK 5
chest, thorax, bosom, heart, mind
xiōng
Left: body part /, right: Hungary 匈 (wrap , bad luck/disaster [The cross at the container shows that it is empty: what a bad luck!])
The body's part enwrapping a "void container" is the chest.
JLPT HSK 5
hurried, hasty
cōng
Comprises: "do not" = wrapping of two long things is what you should not do); HERE: the cross stroke is seen as wrinkles/folds occuring when packing i.e. pants (=long things) into a suitcase
(When packing a suitcase:) When I wrapped the long things they got wrinkles, because I was in a hurry.
JLPT HSK 5
to wash, clean out, cleanse, eliminate, dredge
táo
Left: water , right: package (wrap , can [lid and can opener of that can ])
Use Water, because before enwrapping, the can shall be washed.
JLPT HSK 5
do not

Outside: to wrap , inside: two long things (When used as radical it is understood as sun shine.)
Enwrapping of two long things, is what you shouldn't do.
JLPT HSK 6
to hook, to attract, to arouse, collude
gōu, gòu
Enwrap , nose
Two hooks in engagement, when: hooking in.
JLPT HSK 6
to fish out (from pocket), to scoop
tāo
Left: hand , right: package (wrap , can [lid and can opener of that can ])
You need your hand for something packed, to fish it out from your pocket.
JLPT HSK 6
pottery, pleased
táo
Left: hill , right: package (wrap , can [lid and can opener of that can ])
With material from a hill (clay), you can make this package: pottery.
JLPT HSK 6
to rear, to bring up, to raise

Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: 匊 (enwrap , rice )
The horned animal needs protection (= wrapping) and food (=rice) during rearing.
JLPT no HSK
beautiful sound, charm, vowel, rhyme
yùn
Left: sound/noise (Stand/Get up into the day with sounds [of the alarm clock]), right: well-distributed 匀 (a ladle with sth. in for both )
A sound that is well-balanced is a beautiful sound.
JLPT no HSK
Hungary, Hungarian
xiōng
Outside: enwrap , inside: fearful (The mark on the container shows that its content is vicious and fearful)
(Think to the: Dual Monarchy Austria-Hungary) For this country the wrapping (by Austria) was fearful: Hungary.
JLPT no HSK
your (honorific), [historic weight 30 catties], great
jūn
Left: gold, metal 钅/, right: well-distributed 匀 (a ladle with sth. in for both )
Like gold, such well-balanced are: "your honor".
JLPT no HSK
chrysanthemum

From top: plant , 匊 (wrap , rice )
The plant that is first wrapped and then blossoms like the hanzi for rice is: the chrysanthemum.
JLPT no HSK
suburbs or outskirts
diàn
Outside: enwrap , inside: rice field
They enwrap (the city) and they have rice fields: The suburbs.
JLPT no HSK
larva, caterpillar, abbr. for Sichuan 四川
shǔ
Top: net 罒 (cf. net ), bottom: enwrap and insect
It has a 'net' for enwrapping. This insect is: the larva.
JLPT no HSK
bracelet, armband
zhuó
Left: metal 钅/, right: larva, caterpillar 蜀 (It has a 'net' 罒 for enwrapping . This insect is: the larva)
This metal is bent like a caterpillar: the bracelet.

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