The Chinese Radical: 夸


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Meaning
to boast, exaggerate    夸

Explanation See as part of jaw with teeth , tongue , and lowe jaw ), such that a big jaw can boast.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 5
to boast, to exaggerate, to praise
kuā
Top: big , below: deficiency 亏 (Having only one winding seaweed means a deficiency) (Tip: See 亏 as lower part of jaw (= two teeth , tongue , lower jaw )
With a big jaw, you can boast and exaggerate.
JLPT HSK 6
to step across, to stride over, to straddle, to span
kuà
Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: boast (With part of jaw [=two teeth , tongue , lower jaw ], such that your big/extreme jaw is boasting.)
Your foot is boasting, when stepping over a barrier.
JLPT HSK 6
to carry (over the arm, shoulder or side)
kuà
Left: hand , right: boast (With part of jaw [=two teeth , tongue , lower jaw ], such that your big/extreme jaw is boasting.)
The hand can boast, when a carrying a load over the arm.
JLPT no HSK
to collapse, to break or wear down, to defeat
kuǎ
Left: earth , right: boast (With part of jaw [=two teeth , tongue , lower jaw ], such that your big/extreme jaw is boasting.)
Down to the earth falls the one who boasted, when collapsing.

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