The Chinese Radical: 吕


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Meaning
two rooms or mouths    吕

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 5
to manage, nourishment, army, camp
yíng
From top: plant/grass (here: field camp), cover (= tent), two mouths
You need plants/grass and tents for the many mouths, when: managing the noutrition of the army.
JLPT HSK 6
palace, castle, temple
gōng
Top: roof , below: two rooms , which stands for many rooms
Under one roof are the (many) rooms in: a palace.
JLPT HSK 6
companion, mate, partner

Left: person , right: two mouths
Like one person with two mouths: partners / cohabitee.
JLPT no HSK
pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones


Two mouths as airholes of a flute.
JLPT no HSK
aluminum (chemistry: Al)

Left: metal 钅/, right: pitch-pipe (Here: cross-section of two aluminum profiles)
The metal for aluminum profiles is: Aluminum.
JLPT no HSK
palm tree

Left: tree , right: 闾 (gate /門 und pitchpipe here: 2 jujube/dates)
The tree at the gate with the 2 jujubes: The palm.

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