The Chinese Radical: 孚


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entrust    孚

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 6
breast, milk

Left: trust (To the hand reaching down , the child is trusting.), right: kneeling person
To reach down to the child, when you yourself are kneeing: You give breast and milk.
JLPT HSK 6
to float, unstable, superficial, excessive

Left: water , right: trust (To the hand reaching down , the child is trusting.)
Into the water, a hand reaches down for a child that is floating.
JLPT HSK 6
to take prisoner, prisoner of war

Left: person , right: entrust (To the hand reaching down , the child is trusting.)
A person who trusts can (easily be) taken as prisoner.
JLPT no HSK
breeding, to incubate, to hatch

Left: egg , right: trust (To the hand reaching down , the child is trusting) [cf. milk, breast 乳]
The egg needs to be entrusted to sb. for: breeding.
JLPT no HSK
to trust, to believe in

Top: hand reaching down , bottom: child
A hand reaching down is what a child can trust in.

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