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kneeling person ⺈
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If this person 人 is bending a leg, it becomes this radical. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕 sitting cross-legged 夂, lying  , skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
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Used in these characters:
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净
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| clean, completely, only
jìng
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冫
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争
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Left: ice 冫, right: dispute/fight 争 (The bent person ⺈ with stick 亅 in hand  looking for dispute) (simplified from 淨 (= water 氵, hand from above 爫, broom 帚)
About the use of ice it has been disputed, if you can clean with it. - Or: Using this "water" 冫=氵the bent person (is scrubbing) with the broom 亅 in the hand 彐 when cleaning.
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负
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to bear, load, to carry (on one's back), negative (math. etc)
fù
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负
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贝
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A person bending ⺈ down, below: money 贝/貝 (here: a load ⺈, backpack or joke 冂, person 人, cf. center 央)
The bent person with a backpack 冂 bears a load.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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