The Chinese Radical: 丂


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Meaning
winding seaweed    丂

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
number (of people), mark, day of a month
háo, hào
Top: mouth 口, bottom: winding seaweed 丂 (here: the number "5")
When the mouth says "5" it is a number.  
HSK 2
to check, to verify, to test, to examine
kǎo
At top: old man 耂, below: wound seaweed 丂
From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.  
HSK 4
skillful, opportunely, coincidentally, timely
qiǎo
Left: craftsman 工, right: seaweed 丂
The craftsman works the seaweed: skillfully.  
HSK 4
dirty, filthy, foul, corrupt, to defile

Left: water 氵, right: deficiency 亏 (one 一, winding seaweed 丂)
For the good water already one (single) seaweed (is enough) to make it dirty.  
HSK 4
employment, hiring
pìn
Left: ear 耳, right: 甹 (reason 由 = The seedling/sprout 丨 in the field 田 has its reason.), winding seaweed 丂 [here: number 5])
The ear has heard that there is a reason for the five: employments.  
HSK 4
to roast, to bake, to broil
kǎo
Left: fire 火, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.)
The fire (=its temperature) should be checked before roasting.  
HSK 5
deficiency, deficit, luckily
kuī
One 一 and winding seaweed 丂
If there is only one seaweed, it's a real deficiency.  
HSK 5
to boast, to exaggerate, to praise
kuā
Top: big 大, below: deficiency 亏 (Having only one 一 winding seaweed 丂 means a deficiency) (Tip: See 亏 as lower part of jaw 咢 (= two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)
With a big jaw, you can boast and exaggerate.  
HSK 6
decay, rotten, degenerate
xiǔ
Left: tree 木, right: seaweed 丂
Trees become like seaweed when they are decaying.  
HSK 6
intelligence, opening, trick/key
qiào
Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: skilled 巧 (The craftsman 工 works the seaweed 丂 skillfully.)
Whoever builds his cave skillfully, is intelligent.  
no HSK
startled, astonished
è
Left: feelings 忄, right: jaw 咢 (two teeth 口, tongue 一, lower jaw 丂)
The feeling of a jaw wide open is: being startled.  
no HSK
(exclamation particle in old Chinese)


"Eight 八 seaweeds 丂" as exclamation  
no HSK
Cantonese, Guangdong 广东
yuè
Top: container 口 with a handle 丶 and rice 米, bottom: winding seaweed 丂
Here's the island 口 Hong Kong, which became rich from rice 米, while the rest had only water plants 丂: the district of Canton.  
no HSK
to beat, to flog, to copy
kǎo
Left: hand 扌, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.)
The hand should (first) check, before it beats.  
no HSK
manacle, shackles, fetters
kào
Left: metal 钅/金, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seaweed 丂 is checked.)
(The user wants to escape) This metal will be tested: the manacle (handcuff).  

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