The Chinese Radical: 兄


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Meaning
elder brother    兄

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
to know, knowledge, to record, recognize
shí, zhì
Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: variant of elder brother 兄 (A big mouth 口 on feet 儿)
The words make the elder brother to know.
HSK 4
to subdue, to overthrow, gram

Top: ten 十, below: older brother 兄 (A big mouth 口 on feet 儿)
(The inferior must leave the battle-field, such as to run away using the legs:) The old 古 gets legs 儿, if it is subdued.
HSK 4
strip off, to shed, get rid of, get away from
tuō
Left: body 月/肉, right: money transfer 兑 (Going out 丷 from my elder brother 兄 money transactions take place) [兄 = the big mouth 口 on feet儿]
(He raises his arms 丷 while stripping off his shirt. And I see:) the body of my older brother with raised arms, who is undressing.
HSK 4
to compete, to contend, to struggle
jìng
Top: to stand 立, bottom: elder brother 兄 (A big mouth 口 on feet 儿)
He stands over my elder brother, because he competed with him.
HSK 4
moreover, not to mention, condition, situation
kuàng
Left: ice 冫, right: elder brother 兄 (A big mouth 口 on feet 儿)
An ice is for my elder brother, moreover!
HSK 4
to wish, to express good wishes
zhù
Left: altar, to show 礻/示 (image of an altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and dripping blood 八), right: elder brother 兄
At the altar is my elder brother and wishing sth.
HSK 5
elder brother
xiōng
A mouth 口 and feet 儿
A "big mouth on legs" is my older brother.
HSK 6
political party, association, society
dǎng
Top: still/esteem 尚 (A small 小 house 宀 with a window 口 is furthermore esteemed.), below: legs 儿 (or: elder brother 兄 = A big mouth 口 on feet 儿)
I have esteem for my elder brother's party.

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