The Chinese Radical: 丨


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Meaning
vertical line    丨

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
individual, this, that, size

Top: person 人, below: one 丨
A person as a "one" is an: individual.  
HSK 1
middle, center, among, China
zhōng, zhòng

The line 丨 in the center of the square 口 shows the middle.  
HSK 4
to pull, to draw (e.g. a bow), to stretch sth
yǐn
Bow 弓 with a string丨
The string of the bow is pulled.  
HSK 4
to explain, to extend, (monkey in animal calendar)
shēn
Sun/day日, lightning 丨
A flash of lightning in full daylight: What will that say to us? - Or better: A mouth 口 with a big "plus" + for the outgoing surplus when explaining.  
HSK 4
abundant, plentiful, great, buxom
fēng
Combination of three 三 and a vertical stroke 丨
A tree with many twigs is abundant.  
HSK 6
to string together, chain, to conspire
chuàn
Twice mouth 口 or pearl, a tread (or needle)丨
Two pearls on a string form a chain.  
no HSK
fork, branch, bifurcation, girl


Image of a bifurcation  
no HSK
abyss, deep, profound, to surge up
yuān
Left: water 氵, right: two separators || rice 米
Like water, the rice container 凵 (with open bottom) can be deep (like an abyss).  

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

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