The Chinese Radical: 丶


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Meaning
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Explanation In many languages (such as French), short strokes are used above the letters to express an emphasis. This stroke 丶 is used in the mnemonics accordingly.

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
"referring to", exclamatory final particle, interrogative
má, me, mó, yāo
Top: accent for emphasis 丶, bottom: self, personal 厶 (shows a nose)
The emphasis on your own nose is this reference.  
HSK 1
extreme, highest, greatest, too (much)
tài
Top: big 大 (A person 人 with widely spread arms 一 appears: big.), below: a little bit more: 丶
When something is big, and more is added, it becomes extreme.  
HSK 2
to behave as, to act as, to serve as
wéi, wèi
Power/force 力 and twice emphasis丶
With strongly emphasized power, that's how I behave/act.  
HSK 3
self, oneself, since, from

Eye 目 with an emphasis ノ
The accented (= emphasized) eye shows the own self.  
HSK 3
owner, master, host, Lord
zhǔ
Top: accentuation for emphasis 丶, bottom: king 王
I emphasize: the king is the owner and master.  
HSK 4
to press, to push down, pressure, to keep under (control)
yā, yà
Cliff 厂 and earth 土 with emphasis 丶
At the cliff it affects the emphasized earth: The pressure.  
HSK 4
excellent, superior
yōu
Left: person 亻, right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [= 乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person: outstanding)
Persons who are outstanding are excellent.  
HSK 4
forever, always, eternally, perpetual
yǒng
Top: accent for emphasis 丶, below: var. of water 水
I emphasize: Water has been forever.  
HSK 4
to lose, to miss, to fail
shī
Top left: accent ノ (for emphasis), rest: husband 夫 (The big 大 person with the extra-caring arms 一 is the husband.)
I emphasize: the husband will lose.  
HSK 4
outstanding, particularly, especially
yóu
Shows a big 大 person with a lame/broken leg 乚 and an emphasis 丶
He may have a broken leg, but the emphasis makes him outstanding.  
HSK 4
skill, method, technique
shù, zhú
Tree 木 with emphasis 丶
To hang something up in a tree, you need skills.  
HSK 5
justice, righteousness, meaning

Top: accent, emphasis 丶, bottom: a cross 乂 (Here: Understand the emphasis 丶 as head of a person 人 with raised arms 乂)
From the emphasized head of that person comes: justice.  
HSK 6
to blame, scold, to accuse, to reprimand, to oust
chì
Axe 斤 with accent 丶 (Here: a notch in the cutting edge)
For the notch in the axe, I have to blame you.  
HSK 6
pill, bead, small round object, pellet
wán
Nine 九 with an additional stroke 丶
A 'nine' needs an additional stroke to become round like a pill.  
no HSK
red, pellet, powder, cinnabar
dān
A simplified var. of boat/ship 舟
A simple boat is red.  

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