The Chinese Radical: 阝


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Meaning
hill    阝

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
courtyard, institution
yuàn
Left: hill (If this radical is at the left of a character, it means "hill", otherwise: "village"), right: finished/complete: 完 (A roof needs an origin [= groundwork, seating] to be finished and complete.) [Origin: =two legs ]
(An institute needs a lot of space:) The hill is completely used by the: Institute.
JLPT HSK 2
Moon, cloudy, shady, rearside, Yin of (Yin:阴/Yang:阳)
yīn
Left: hill (If this radical: is at the left of a character it means 'hill', otherwise it means 'village'), right: moon
The hill is on its "moon-side" shady, thus the: Yin.
JLPT HSK 3
Sun, positive, sun, male principle, Yang of (Yin:阴/Yang:阳)
yáng
Left: hill (If this radical: is at the left of a character it means 'hill', otherwise it means 'village'), right: sun
The hill is on its sunny side positiv, thus the: Yang (male)
JLPT HSK 3
interjection of surprise: Ah!, Oh!
ā, á, ǎ, à, a
Left: mouth , right: (exclamation of approval) 阿 (From the elevated point of a hill there is the possibility [because of better sound transmission] to: shout)
A mouth on a hill can shout out: Ah! Oh!
JLPT HSK 3
to attach, to add, to be close to

Left: hill , right: hand over, deliver (A person with a skillful hand handing over sth.)
(At a real estate deal) A hill is handed over and (the certificate) is attached.
JLPT HSK 3
to get rid of, to remove, to exclude
chú
Left: hill , right: excess/rest (A heap is still on the altar [= to show], thus there in excess.)
(The mole control was almost successful:) A hill is in excess: let's get rid of it.
JLPT HSK 3
exclamation of approval or doubt
ā, ē
Left: hill , right: possibility (The nail into the opening should be possible.)
(From an elevated point the sound is transmitted easily a bigger distance:) A hill gives the possibility of an exclamation (that is heard far away).
JLPT HSK 4
troops, team, squadron, group
duì
Left: hill (The "hill"-radical , stands also for border 际, limit 限 or obstruction 阻, such that persons form here the border troops.), right: person
On the hill the persons are posted as troops.
JLPT HSK 4
to follow, to comply with, to allow
suí
Left: hill , right: 迶 (movement , have/exist [I have hand and body ])
(For hunters: Animals prefer to live in the valleys) Between the hills are existing movements: Follow them!
JLPT HSK 4
border, edge, boundary

Left: hill (also mountain ridge), right: to show (image of an altar with a sacrifice and drippling blood )
(The Chinese wall was built over the hills and mountain ridges, as this provided a better overview and made it more difficult for the enemy to capture) The hill shows (= in the sense of: 'is there') the border.
JLPT HSK 4
danger, risk, rugged, narrow pass
xiǎn
Left: hill , right: together (A person as one is with three ツ together.)
The hills all together are rugged and form a danger.
JLPT HSK 4
to accompany, to keep sb company
péi
Left: hill (If this radical: is at the left of a character it means 'hill', otherwise it means 'village'), right: spit (stand with open mouth and spit)
From a hill he spits on his accompany.
JLPT HSK 4
to fall (rain), to drop, to descend, to surrender
jiàng, xiáng
Left: hill , right: upturned foot, sitting cross-legged (But here perhaps: image of dripping rain?), variant of stop
From the hill comes the falling rain and will stop at the bottom because it has fallen down.
JLPT HSK 5
to obstruct, to hinder, to block, prevent

Left: hill , right: further/moreover (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.)
Hills, piled like stone piles are an obstruction.
JLPT HSK 5
to separate, to partition, in distance, delayed

Left: hill (here: a wall), right: pictograph of a cooking pot on a frame with support
The 'hill' (= a wall is meant) and the pot should be separated by a distance.
JLPT HSK 5
limit, bound
xiàn
Left: hill , right: 'not good' ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good')
A hill is not good, because it is a limit(ation).
JLPT HSK 5
stairs, rank, step, hierarchy
jiē
Left: hill , right: in-between (The person in this armor 丌 is in-between.)
For a hill, the 'in-between'-lying sections are the steps of a stairs.
JLPT HSK 5
to protect, to defend, guard, dam, dike
fáng
Left: hill , right: direction/square
The hill that is in one direction: The dam (dike), that protects you.
JLPT HSK 5
disposition of troops, front, classifier for short durations
zhèn
Left: hill , right: vehicle /車 (= cart with axle, load-area and two wheels )
On the hill the vehicles show the troop's disposition and their roll-down is a short period of time.
JLPT HSK 5
raised path, street

Left: hill , right: hundred (tilt your head to the right and read '100')
(A street is actually just piled earth cf.街) Hills in hundreds form a street.
JLPT HSK 5
mainland, continent, shore, land
liù, lù
Left: hill , right: hit, strike 击 (here: roads and mountain )
There are hills, roads and mountains: It is the mainland.
JLPT HSK 6
to trap, to capture (in battle), defect, submerge
xiàn
Left: hill , right: pitfall (falling person over a pitfall )
As if from a hill a person falls into a pitfall and is trapped and captured.
JLPT HSK 6
mound, tomb, hill, mountain
líng
Left: hill , right: dawdle (Who walks over the earth with legs that are crossed , is dawdling)
The hill where the earth comprises two legs that are crossed: is an imperial tomb.
JLPT HSK 6
pottery, pleased
táo
Left: hill , right: package (wrap , can [lid and can opener of that can ])
With material from a hill (clay), you can make this package: pottery.
JLPT HSK 6
concealed, secret, hidden, crypto-...
yǐn
Left: hill , right: urgent/hurry (The bent person holds hand / to heart , because he was in hurry (and now is exhausted)
He used the hill, for urgently hiding and concealing it.
JLPT HSK 6
to fall, to drop, to weigh down
zhuì
Top: troops 队 (On the hill the persons are posted as troops), bottom: earth
From the hill the person comes (down) to the earth, because he has fallen down.
JLPT HSK 6
steep, precipitous, abruptly, unexpected
dǒu
Left: hill , right: go/walk (On earth feet have to walk.)
The hill can be, in respect to walking, be steep.
JLPT HSK 6
crack, crevice, gap or interval, discord, rift

Left: hill , right: sun with rays to all directions:
(It causes a shadow:) The hill causes, when the sun is shining to all directions: a crack or gap.
JLPT HSK 6
to exhibit, to display, old, stale
chén
Left: hill , right: east 东 (= The sun rises behind a tree in the east.)
If a hill is exhibited in the east, it will be an old-stale exhibit.
JLPT HSK 6
to hinder, block, obstruct
zhàng
Left: hill , right: medal (Get up early to get a medal.)
(As a protection against floodwaters) The hill gets a medal, because it is a hindrance. [against the water]
JLPT HSK 6
vulgar, low, plain, ugly, mean, ignorant
lòu
Left: hill , right: corner and Third (one outside, two λ strokes inside makes 3)
At the hill is a corner with three (persons) who are vulgar and mean.
JLPT HSK 6
intense, prosperous, to swell, to bulge
lōng, lóng
Left: hill , right: upturned-foot, crossed-legs , one , life (The twig at the growing plant stands for life.)
Sitting on a hill with crossed legs and my one life looks: intense & prosperous.
JLPT HSK 6
to degenerate, destroy, to fall, overthrow
duò, huī
Left: hill , right: be, have, exist (I have hand and body , thus I am existing.), below: earth
One hill exists on earth but it is degenerating.
JLPT HSK 6
narrow, defile, pass, confined, in distress
ài
Left: hill , right: benefit 益 (Laid tables with plates are for him [the restaurant owner] a benefit.)
At a hill it is beneficial, if there is a narrow pass.
JLPT HSK 6
hole, pitfall
jǐng
Left: hill , right: a well
At the hill is a 'well', that actually is a pitfall.
JLPT HSK 6
ellipse, oval, elliptic
tuǒ
From left: tree , hill , exist, have (I have hand and body , thus I am existing.)
(not a round cross-section) Trees that have sth. "hill-like" in their existence are: oval.
JLPT HSK 6
tunnel, underground passage
suì
Left: hill , right: satisfy (out of , pig /豚, movement )
By the hill (= the excavation next to it) you see where the pig's movements made: a tunnel.
JLPT no HSK
the steps to the throne

Left: hill , right: 坒 (compare [= compare the two sitting persons ], earth )
Like a hill in proportion to the earth is his majesty on the throne.
JLPT no HSK
shade
yìn
Top: grass , bottom: moon, rearside, Yin 阴 (The hill is on its "moon-side" shady, thus the: Yin)
Only grass can grow at the "moon"-side of the hill: in the shade.
JLPT no HSK
Bodhisattva, enlightenment, Buddhist god

Top: grass, plant , bottom: hill , and produce (standing on the cliff )
Over the plants and the hills, I am standing on a cliff: with the buddhistic enlightenment.
JLPT no HSK
the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD)
suí
Left: hill , right: part of lazy (I feel , that the left [half] of my body is lazy)
At the hills they were lazy during Sui dynasty.
JLPT no HSK
(family name Ruǎn)
ruǎn
Left: hill , right: Yuan
At the hill with money (Yuan): family Ruan.
JLPT no HSK
to fall, to perish, meteor
yǔn
Left: hill , right: member /員 (Who has a mouth and money can become a member) Here: as a simplification of head/shoulder
This hill or stone / that can fall on the head is a meteorite.
JLPT no HSK
abbr. for Gansu province 甘肃省
lǒng
Left: hill , right: dragon (The outstanding person / has a broken leg with a dragon )
The hill with a dragon, in the: Ganzu Province
JLPT no HSK
corner

Left: hill , right: scorpion (pictograph of a scorpion: combination of for carapace, insect , long legs )
On the hill, there are scorpions in every corner.
JLPT no HSK
(phonetic) declivity, steep bank
tuó
Left: hill , right: it (lifeless)
The hill is lifeless (without turf) on the declivity.
JLPT no HSK
mound, abundant

Top: pair of buttocks , bottom: ten
Of such buttocks you need ten to pile up a mound.
JLPT no HSK
a slope, hillside
bǎn
Left: hill , right: opposition (Climbing the cliff by hand ? I am opposing)
The hill is opposing against being: a slope.
窿
JLPT no HSK
cavity, hole
lóng
Top: hole, cavity , below: intense, prosperous 隆 (Sitting on a hill with upturned feet, the one life looks intense & prosperous)
A hole, that is intense, is a: cavity.
JLPT no HSK
abbr. for Shaanxi 陕西 province
shǎn
Left: hill , right: squeeze in (A husband between persons (=) is squeezed.)
Between hills is is squeezed: Shaanxi (mausoleum with soldier figures of Qin Shi Huang)

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