The Chinese Radical: 耒


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Meaning
fertile tree    耒

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 4
registry, book or record, membership, nationality

Top: bamboo , bottom: 耤 (a tree used as a tally stick with many notches , cut into to count things, right: old days
Bamboo or tally sticks were in old days used as a registry.
JLPT HSK 6
to plow, to till
gēng
Left: (tree with many branches), right: a well (here: image of crossing plow lines)
For the plant to get many branches you need to plow.
JLPT HSK 6
decrease, to waste, squander, spend, wear and tear
hào
Left: (tree with many branches), right: hair
A tree as with hair shows its: decrease.
JLPT no HSK
root of lotus
ǒu
Top: plant , bottom: 耦 (tree with many branches ), scorpion (carapace , insect and long legs )
The plant with the many branches at the scopions is: the roots of lotus.

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

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