The Chinese Radical: 戎


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Meaning
military    戎

Explanation The ten 十 (persons) at the halberd 戈 form the military.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
feelings, to move, to touch, to affect
gǎn
Top: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty), bottom: heart 心
A 'salty' heart is a feeling.  
JLPT HSK 4
to reduce, subtract, to lower, to diminish
jiǎn
Left: ice 冫, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty) [cf.11th earth-branch 戌])
(With regard to the water content, e.g. when seawater is heated:) It becomes (as hard as) ice and tastes salty if it is further reduced.  
JLPT HSK 4
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc), to bear, support
dài
Right: variant of halberd 戈, below: extraordinary 異 (field 田, together 共) [異 was simplified to: 异] - Here, see top&right as variant of military 戎 (= with the ten 十 men with the halberds 戈)
In the military 戎 they are in the field 田 and have together 共 (the same cloths) put on.  
JLPT HSK 4
salted, salty
xián
Inside: mouth 口, rest: 11th branch of earth 戌 (a halberd 戈) (cf. maybe 或)
The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty  
JLPT HSK 5
to yell, to shout, to call out for (a person)
hǎn
Left: mouth 口, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty)
In his mouth he had such much salt that he yelled and screamed.  
JLPT HSK 5
to cut out (as a dress), trim, reduce, decision, judgment
cái
Top: ten 十, halberd 戈, bottom: clothes 衤/衣
For ten layers of clothes we use a halberd to cut it out.  
JLPT HSK 5
authority, power, prestige
wēi
Outside: garrison 戍 (persons 人 (= ノ+ 一) with halberds 戈), woman 女
When the person with that halberd stands with one leg 一 above a woman, he has a powerful authority.  
JLPT HSK 5
to convey, to load, written record, year
zǎi, zài
A plus + for 'more', a halberd 戈 and a vehicle 车/車
To have more halberds loaded onto the vehicle results in a good convey of the load.  
JLPT HSK 5
regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)
hàn
Left: feeling 忄, right: feeling 感 (= a salty 咸 heart 心 is a feeling) [salty 咸 = The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty]
Feelings and more feelings of regret.  
JLPT HSK 6
thief, traitor, wily, deceitful, evil
zéi
Left: money 贝/貝, right: military 戎 (Ten 十 halberds 戈 for the military.)
Whoever takes money by force (=military-like) is a thief.  
JLPT HSK 6
a section, to cut off (a length)
jié
Top: ten 十 and halberd 戈, below: bird 隹
For the ten birds use the halberd for cutting them in sections.  
JLPT HSK 6
belittle, ignore, nothing
miè
From top: grass/plant 艹, eye 罒 (With the pupil ロ in the center), garrison 戍 (= The persons 人 (= ノ & 一) at the halberds 戈)
(When crossing the border illegally, you need to crawl lying flat.) If your eyes are below the grass, the garrison will neglect you, but also might despise you.  
JLPT HSK 6
woolen, velvet, silk
róng
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: military 戎 (... with the 十 [men] with halberds 戈)
The threads (= uniforms) at the military are woolen.  
JLPT HSK 6
to shake, to vibrate
hàn
Left: hand 扌, right: feelings 感 (= a salty 咸 heart 心 is a feeling) [salty 咸 = The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty]
In the hand you have a feeling for: vibrations / a shaking.  
JLPT no HSK
(exclamatory or interrogative particle)
zāi
Here, see top&right as variant of military 戎 (= with the ten 十 [men] at the halberds 戈), below: mouth 口
At the military, out of the mouths 口 comes a cry of exclamation. - Or: "An old 古 halberd 戈!", was what he exclaimed.)  
JLPT no HSK
base, alkali, soda (chemistry)
jiǎn
Left: stone 石, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty.)
A stone, that is salty is: alcali/base.  
JLPT no HSK
military, army (matters)
róng
Left: ten 十, right: halberd 戈 [cf. garrison 戍 = a person 人 with a halberd 戈]
The ten (men) with halberds are at the: military.  
JLPT no HSK
garrison, to protect
shù
Mainly: halberd 戈, and at the left a person 人 (= ノ & 一) [cf. military 戎 = ten 十 halberds 戈]
The persons with the halberds form the garrison.  
JLPT no HSK
to seal, to close, letter
jiān
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty!)
The thread is salty and is sealed in a letter.  
JLPT no HSK
11th earthly branch, year of the Dog

Left: variation of person 人, right: halberd 戈
The weird person with a halberd needs a dog.  

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