The Chinese Radical: 曰


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Meaning
say, speak    曰

Explanation This radical is very similar to the sun . But it is to be understood as a mouth with a tongue , which stands for “to speak”.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
even further, still more, to change (cloths) or replace
gēng, gèng
Center: sun , rest: unit of length zhàng 3m (a big person with a wide step)
The sun goes with wide steps even further.
JLPT HSK 5
former, previously, once, already
céng, zēng
Variation of 曽, which shows: out of , field , sun
At rain on the field as under the sun, that's how we worked formerly.
JLPT HSK 6
bending, bent, crooked, wrong, melody, tune
qū, qǔ
Shows a field with two growing plants II.
The plants in the field are bending according to a melody. (Or: Two flutes 笛 play a melody.)
JLPT no HSK
to speak, to say
yuē

The image of a mouth with a tongue stands for speaking.

Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning.




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