The Chinese Radical: 乂


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Meaning
cross    乂

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
Opinion, to comment on, to discuss, to suggest

Left: word / (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: justice (It comes from the emphasized head of the person with raised arms )
Words of justice shall be your opinion.  
JLPT HSK 5
justice, righteousness, meaning

Top: accent, emphasis , bottom: a cross (Here: Understand the emphasis as head of a person with raised arms )
From the emphasized head of that person comes: justice.  
JLPT no HSK
to stop or cut short, phonetic "ai", like AIDS 艾滋病
ài
Top: plant , bottom: cross
When the plants are (cut) cross-like on each other, it means "end" as in AIDS.  

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