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lying person   

Explanation This radical can be seen as a person who has the right leg horizontal . He is thus lying. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting , sitting cross-legged , kneeling , skilled , bending ,, slumped or husband )

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 2
every, each
měi
At top: lying person as a flat variant of , below: mother (= woman with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding)
Persons have mothers: every!
JLPT HSK 3
to repeat, again, reply (to a letter)

From top: lying person as a variant of , sun , person sitting cross-legged
Lying down or sitting in the sun cross-legged: We should repeat it.
JLPT HSK 4
clan, race, nationality, ethnicity

Left: direction/square , right: horizontal person , arrow (= An arrow in the sky ) - Better right: Two lying persons and big
It develops in one direction, if the two lying persons [= the parents] (breed) something big, namely: into a clan/race.
JLPT HSK 4
to injure, injury, wound
shāng
Left: person , right: person lying down as a variant of , force
If you make a person into a lying person by means of force, you have probably injured him.
JLPT HSK 4
ocean, sea
hǎi
Left: water , right: every (every person = has a mother ) [ = woman with emphasized swollen breasts : when breast-feeding]
Water is in every ocean.
JLPT HSK 4
thus, therefore, so, like that
ěr
Top: lying person as a variant of , bottom: small
A lying person appears small, that's therefore thus.
JLPT HSK 5
decoration, ornament, adorn, conceal
shì
Left: food 饣/, right: lying person , cloth
If the food is laid on a cloth, it is: a decoration.
JLPT HSK 5
implement a measure, to grant, to bestow, to carry out
shī
Left: direction/side , right: horizontal person , twisting creature (scorpion or snake)
Beside the lying person is a winding creature: We need to implement a measure.
JLPT HSK 5
to lack, deficient, to owe, yawn
qiàn
Top: gaping/yawning mouth , below: corresponding person
A person with yawning mouth shows a lack.
JLPT HSK 6
to fill, overflowing, brimming, completely

Left: bow , right: thus/therefore (A lying person appears small , that therefore thus.) [lying person as variant of: ]
Take your bow, lie down to become small and (due to hunting success your stomach) will fill.
JLPT HSK 6
to drag, to pull, to trail, to delay, to drag on
tuō
Left: hand , right: 㐌 (person lying down , twisting creature (e.g. snake)
By hand you get a 'straight lying person' from a 'bent creature', when you pull on it.
JLPT HSK 6
to beg

Top: lying person as a person that is horizontal, below: at 2nd position (two written quickly without lifting the pen.)
There lies a disadvantaged person (= from the second class of the society): a beggar.
JLPT HSK 6
to revolve, a loop, a circle, whirl, return
xuán, xuàn
Left: side, direction , right: horizontal person , var. of correct . (When sleeping, one must occasionally turn to the other side to avoid pressure & bed sores & circulation problems.)
The side of the lying person is fine/correct, but he must turn.
JLPT HSK 6
banner, flag

Left: direction , right: a lying person [here: banner], below a grain swing/shovel that was used to separate the grain from the husk
In one direction blows the banner at the end of the grain swing: This is a flag.
JLPT no HSK
beautiful jade, star
xuán
Left: king, jade , right: revolve (The side of the lying person is okay , but he has to be turned [because of bed sores?])
The royal jade is revolved (= round at all sides) as: beautiful jade.
JLPT no HSK
bunch, crowded, gathered, gather foliage

Top: bamboo , bottom: clan, nationality 族 (It moves in one direction and has lying people or moving as fast as an arrow : the clan)
The bamboo forms a 'clan', when gathered as a bunch.
JLPT no HSK
warming principle of the sun, trad. form of dry 干
gān, qián
Left: 倝 sunrise (sun rises between plants ) [sunset is: ], right: horizontal person , 2nd (two written quickly without lifting the pen)
At sunrise, the horizontal person feels at second position the warming sun.
JLPT no HSK
to order, to direct, keep in order
chì
Left: food 饣/ (Below the cover is good food.), right: lying person , force
With food the lying person gets strength: as if on order.
JLPT no HSK
imperial (ruler's) seal

Top: thus/therefore (A lying person appears small , that therefore thus), below: Jade
It becomes recumbent and small when this jade is (pressed on it): at the emperial seal.
JLPT no HSK
spider, spider web
zhū
Left: insect , right: vermilion (A branch of a young [= not yet] tree has sth. red =apple?) Here: a net in a tree
This insect makes a net in a tree: the spider.

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