The Chinese Radical: 攴


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Meaning
rap, strike    攴

Explanation Shows originally a hand with a whip . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are:

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
to do, to make, to compose
zuò
Left person , right: therefore, reason 故 (If the old (man) strikes 攵 then with a reason) [to strike 攵/ = hand with a stick ]
The person has a reason to do sth.
JLPT HSK 2
to educate, teach, religion
jiāo, jiào
Left: filial obedience (... An old man with a stick/cane teaches them to a child ), right: strike 攵/ (a hand with a further stick )
On this earth children a striked with a stick as: education.
JLPT HSK 3
reason, cause, intentional, therefore, hence

Left: old (image of a tomb stone), right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
If the old (man) hits, then intentionally and with a reason.
JLPT HSK 3
to count, to enumerate
shǔ, shù, shuò
Left: to collect (Rice grains are by women been: collected.), right: strike 攵/ (a hand with a stick )
The rice grains are for the woman with a stick: to count them.
JLPT HSK 3
to release, to free, to let go, to let out
fàng
Left: direction/square , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
Strike in this direction such that he shall release.
JLPT HSK 4
to dare, daring, brave
gǎn
Left: one , ear , right: strike, hit 攵/ (hand with a stick )
One (slap) on the ear: how daring!
JLPT HSK 4
to change, to alter, to transform, to correct
gǎi
Left: self (Following the winding path I find myself.), right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
You yourself, have to "strike" yourself to change.
JLPT HSK 4
to receive, to accept, to collect
shōu
Left: twist (= intertwined threads) But here: part of sprout , right: strike 攵 (but here: 攵 as a part of that sprout in a hand
From the sprout the hand collected sth. to receive it.
JLPT HSK 4
be defeated, to defeat, loss
bài
Left: money /貝 (= cone-shell with two feelers as shell-money), right: strike 攵/ Hand mit Stock
When the money/capital hits, we are defeated.
JLPT HSK 4
to disperse, to scatter, to let out
sǎn, sàn
Left: together , moon , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
Let's strike together in the moonlight and then disperse.
JLPT HSK 4
effect, efficacy, to imitate
xiào
Left: exchange, crossing (six crosses ), right: strike 攵/ (hand with stick )
The "exchange" with a stick in hand (=striking) shows its effect.
JLPT HSK 4
in good order, exactly, to repair, to punish
zhěng
Top: imperial order 敕 (It comes in a bundle and strikes 攵: the imperial order) [to strike 攵==hand with stick], bottom: correct (To stop at the line is correct)
The bundle needs to be punched correctly to be in good order.
JLPT HSK 4
tiny, miniature, profound, micro-
wēi
Left: go , center: mountain , table , right: to strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
Go to the mountain to the one table and smash it into tiny pieces.
JLPT HSK 4
to sound a bell, to strike, hit, knock, overcharge
qiāo
Left: high (image of a guard tower, but here: bell tower), right: to strike (= 攵 stick in a hand )
For the bell in the tower use the stick in your hand to strike it.
JLPT HSK 4
violent, to arouse, to excite, fierce

Left: water , right: (white , rest: let go/release [In his side he was striked 攵 until he released] - cf.
(During a storm at sea:) When the water is white (= has white foam crests) and into all sides/directions it is striking 攵, it becomes violent.
JLPT HSK 5
to respect, to venerate, to salute, to offer
jìng
Left: thoughtless 苟 (Using plants for wrapping a present is thoughtless.) cf: sentence , right: strike 攵/ [hand with a stick ]
When a plant speaks a sentence and has a stick in the hand, it is respected.
JLPT HSK 5
to rescue, to save, to assist
jiù
Left: ask for ([I'm dying of thirst:] Just one drop of water , this is my: request!), right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
Ask for sb. with a stick in the hand to rescue you.
JLPT HSK 5
enemy, hostile, rival

Left: tounge (Thousand mouths with tongues), right: strike 攵/ (stick in hand )
(In war you need propaganda) With your tongue and a stick in your hand to fight the enemy.
JLPT HSK 5
to send, to deliver, to cause, to convey
zhì
Left: get to/reach (From the sky an arrow comes to the earth : reaching it.), right: strike 攵= (stick in a hand )
For it to reach the target, someone with a stick in the hand, must have sent it.
JLPT HSK 5
in great numbers, miscellaneous, many
fán
Top: quick, nimble 敏 (Every strike 攵/ must be quick), bottom: thread
(Threads were made of vegetable fibers [like flax / linum] by strikes.) Every strike on the threads stands for a great number.
JLPT HSK 5
quick, nimble, agile, clever, sensitive
mǐn
Left: each/every (every person = has a mother ) [ = woman with bosom : ], right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
Every strike has to be quick.
JLPT HSK 5
soft, tender, delicate, light (color)
nèn
Left: woman , right: imperial order 敕 (It comes in a bundle and strikes 攵: the imperial order) [to strike 攵/= hand with stick ]
(Manufacturing process for flax fiber by beating) By women the bundle is beaten to until it is: soft.
JLPT HSK 5
politics, government
zhèng
Left: correct, proper (To stop at the line is correct), right: to strike 攵/ (hand with stick )
A proper strike is essential in politics.
JLPT HSK 5
leisurely, unhurried, distant, take it easy, to swing
yōu
Top: distant (The person uses a stick and strikes 攵/ to keep him in distance.), below: heart
A person with a stick hits, but his heart remains composed/leisurely.
JLPT HSK 6
to let go, to cast, discharge, scatter, sprinkle
sā, sǎ
Left: hand , right: to disperse, scatter 散 (Together in the moonshine to strike 攵/ and then disperse.)
When you use your hand to disperse, this means: 'to let go'.
JLPT HSK 6
to hand over, transfer, to seize, capture
jiǎo
Left: thread 纟/, right: white , release (In his side he was striked 攵 until he released) cf.
(He wants only the best quality) He wants threads that are white and beaten in one direction (= cleanly spun) to be transferred to him.
JLPT HSK 6
to remove, to take away, to withdraw
chè
From left: hand , give birth, educate (The new born baby [=child upside down, as head first at birth] has a body , that is born and raised), strikes 攵/
The hand raises and educates with strikes and then removes/withdraws.
JLPT HSK 6
classifier for coins, rings, rockets, tree trunk
méi
Left: tree , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
From a tree you strike (=cut) coins, rings or trunks.
JLPT HSK 6
to cover, to shield, to conceal, to screen

Top: grass/plant , bottom: shabby, (humble) I (The cloth is hit/smashed 攵 into four pieces and then as shabby as I am.)
On the lawn, four bits of cloth are (spread) with the stick in the hand: As a cover.
JLPT HSK 6
to herd, to breed livestock

Left: cow , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
The cows are striked (forced) to the pasture for herding.
JLPT HSK 6
harm, defeat, detriment, fraud

Top: shabby, (modest) I, myself (The cloth is hit/smashed 攵 into four pieces and then as shabby as I am.), below: two hands (twice this hand next to each-other and combined)
The four shabby pieces of cloth were striked by two hands and (now) are harmed.
JLPT HSK 6
to attack, to accuse, to study
gōng
Left: craftsman , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
A craftsman strikes back when he is attacked.
JLPT HSK 6
spacious, open to the view of all, to disclose
chǎng
Left: esteem, to value (A small house with a window is furthermore esteemed.), right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
You gain appreciation when you make room with a stick in your hand, that everything becomes spacious.
JLPT HSK 6
to lay out, to apply (powder, ointment), to spread, enough

Left: just now (A hand for holding an item is what I need just now), rest: let go/release (In his side he was striked 攵/, until he released)
When a hand is used/needed for "releasing" sth., this means: to lay out sth.
JLPT HSK 6
track, rut, to remove
zhé
From left: vehicle /車, to give birth, educate (The new born baby [=child upside down, as head first at birth] has a body , that is born and raised), strike 攵
The vehicle creates (= gives birth) with every strike (=pothole) a track/rut.
JLPT HSK 6
clear (water), thorough
chè
Left: water , right: give birth, educate (The new born baby [=child upside down, as head first at birth] has a body , that is born and raised), stick in hand, strike 攵/
If the water is correctly "raised" you can strike through: It is such clear.
JLPT no HSK
to hold back, to restrain, to control (oneself)
liǎn
Left: together (A person as one is with three ツ together.), right: to strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
When you together are striking, (each single one) can hold back.
JLPT no HSK
kind-hearted
dūn
Left: enjoy (the tall child enjoys), right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
If you enjoy (life) instead of striking, you are kind-hearted.
JLPT no HSK
badge, emblem, insignia, logo
huī
Left: to go , right: mountain , system, connection 系, strike 攵/ (a hand with a stick ) (stick in a hand)
Who climbs a mountain in connection that he already needs a stick in his hand, gets a badge for it.
JLPT no HSK
to terminate, cut short, to squeeze, to reduce
shā, shà
Left: mowing grass (with a handle of a big scythe ), right: to strike 攵/ (a hand with a stick ), bottom: fire
By mowing or strikes or fire you can make things terminate.
JLPT no HSK
forgiveness, to pardon (a convict)
shè
Left: red (When earth (clay) is burned , the pottery turns into: red.), right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
'Red' he was beaten and granted forgiveness.
JLPT no HSK
hard-working, industrious

Left: child , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
The child is beaten to make it: hard-working.
JLPT no HSK
Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
wēi
Top: grass , bottom: tiny 微 (Go on the mountain to the one table and smash 攵 it into tiny pieces.)
The plant that is tiny is this fern.
JLPT no HSK
the start, the origin, at first, devise, originate
zhào
Top: sliding door , strike 攵 (hand with a stick ), below: to write (hand with a pen writes two lines )
(The author of a novella) The sliding door is slammed. When he wrote it down, it was (from the story) the: Beginning.
JLPT no HSK
rose
méi
Left: king , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick , here: sprout )
Something royal develops when this sprout is planted: a rose.
JLPT no HSK
bandit, foe, enemy, to invade, to plunder
kòu
Top: roof , bottom: Yuan/money, origin , strike 攵/ (a hand with a stick )
He comes under your roof, wants your Yuan and strikes: the bandit.
JLPT no HSK
shabby, poor, worn out, (humble) I, my

Left: variation of thorn 策, right: hit, strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
The cloth is hit/smashed into four pieces and then as shabby as I am.
JLPT no HSK
distant, far, adverbial prefix
yōu
From left: person , stick , to strike 攵/ (= hand with a stick )
The person uses a stick and strikes, to keep him distant.
JLPT no HSK
imperial order
chì
Left: bundle (Plants like sheafs of rice (cf.), which are bound with a ribbon as a bundle.), right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
It comes in a bundle and strikes: the imperial order.
JLPT no HSK
mythological sea turtle
áo
Top: to ramble (The growing plant would grow in all directions and needs the 攵 [= stick in a hand ] against rambling.), bottom: fish 鱼/
The rambling fish is this sea turtle.
JLPT no HSK
block, gate pillar, pier, classifier for clusters of plants
dūn
Left: earth , right: kind-hearted 敦 (enjoy [= The tall child enjoys], to strike 攵)
If the earth is piled like a big child with strokes, it became a: gate pillar.
JLPT no HSK
to ramble, to rove
áo
Left: growing plant , direction , right: strike 攵/ (hand with a stick )
(against grow wildly) The growing plant needs as direction as a stick in a hand, so that it is not "rambling".
JLPT no HSK
trembling, shake
sǒu
Left: hand , right: to count, to enumerate 数 (Rice seeds for a woman with a stick in a hand to count them.)
A hand that counts is trembling.

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