The Chinese Radical: 共


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Meaning
together; common    共

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 2
together, common, general
gòng
Top: plant 艹, bottom: table
Put the plants on the table: together.  
HSK 3
yellow
huáng
At top and bottom: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together), middle: variant of field 田
(In autumn:) The fields altogether turn yellow.  
HSK 3
competition, match, to surpass, to excel sb.
sài
From top: roof 宀, a well 井 and table (or variant of together: 共), Money 贝/貝 (= cone-shell 目 with two feelers 八= shell-money)
Under the roof we (fight) together 共 'doubly 二' for money: in a competition.  
HSK 4
to disperse, to scatter, to let out
sǎn, sàn
Left: together 共, moon 月, right: strike 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)
Let's strike together in the moonlight and then disperse.  
HSK 4
exhibition, to spread out, open up, prolong
zhǎn
From top: buttock seen from the side 尸, grass, plant 艹, var. of clothes 衣
For the buttocks they used grass to make clothes, and this should be in an exhibition.  
HSK 4
sacrificial offering, to provide, to supply
gōng, gòng
Left: person 亻, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together)
Person join together to provide an offering.  
HSK 4
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc), to bear, support
dài
Right: variant of halberd 戈, below: extraordinary 異 (field 田, together 共) [異 was simplified to: 异] - Here, see top&right as variant of military 戎 (= with the ten 十 men with the halberds 戈)
In the military 戎 they are in the field 田 and have together 共 (the same cloths) put on.  
HSK 5
respectful, polite, congratulations
gōng
Top: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.), below: heart 心
We are together in our hearts with respect.  
HSK 6
to let go, to cast, discharge, scatter, sprinkle
sā, sǎ
Left: hand 扌, right: to disperse, scatter 散 (Together 共 in the moonshine 月 to strike 攵/攴 and then disperse.)
When you use your hand to disperse, this means: 'to let go'.  
HSK 6
wing, flank, to assist

Top: wings 羽, below: extraordinary, strange 異 (field 田 [here seen as the body of a bird], together 共) [異 is often simplified: 异]
The two wings at the body 田 of the bird are together with it: The wings that assist.  
殿
HSK 6
palace hall
diàn
Left: buttock from the side 尸, together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.), right: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)
Buttocks together with the armed hands are in the palace.  
HSK 6
horizontal, across, rude, unreasonable, perverse
héng, hèng
Left: tree 木, right: yellow 黄 (Together 共 the field 田 [in fall] turn yellow.)
(A cut or felled) tree turns yellow, when lying horizontally.  
HSK 6
violence, sudden, cruel, to show or expose, to injure
bào
From top: sun 日, together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.), water 水
The sun together with water exposes the violence.  
HSK 6
flood, big, great
hóng
Left: water氵, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.)
The waters together make a flood.  
HSK 6
harbor, port
gǎng
Left: water 氵, right: 巷 (together 共, oneself 己) [共 = Put the plants 艹 on the table together.] [己 = Following the winding path I find myself.]
From the waters for reaching the "together" you yourself need to go to: the harbor.  
HSK 6
former times, the past

Top: 龷 (here: together 共 = Put the plants 艹 on the table together.), bottom: sun 日
Together in the sun we think of the old days.  
HSK 6
lane, alley
xiàng
Top: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together), bottom: self 己 (Following the windings, I find myself.)
You can be together (with others) or you yourself (= alone): In a lane.  
HSK 6
roar of laughter, to deceive, to coax, disturbance
hōng, hǒng, hòng
Left: mouth 口, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.)
The mouths together can roar in laughter (but also deceive).  
HSK 6
to explode or burst, to quick fry or boil
bào
Left: fire 火, right: expose/violence 暴 (sun 日 [here: frying pan, skillet], variation of together 共, water 水)
Fire leads in the frying pan together with water to an explosion.  
HSK 6
waterfall, shower (rain)
bào, pù
Left: water 氵, right: violence, expose 暴 (The sun 日 together 共 with water 水 exposes the violence.)
Water and the sun (fall) together into the water and form: the waterfall.  
HSK 6
to warm or heat by fire, to bake
hōng
Left: fire 火, right: together, common 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.)
At the fire we gather for: warming up by the fire.  
HSK 6
to air, to sun, (to expose to air or sun)
pù, bào
Left: sun 日, right: violence, expose 暴 (The sun 日 together 共 with water 水 exposes the violence.)
(If you spread it out, it dries better:) In the sun it is exposed for: airing or sun(-bathing).  
no HSK
excrement, manure, dung
fèn
Top: rice 米, bottom: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together.)
The rice becomes together (with all you eat): excrement.  
no HSK
to hope, wish, (abbr. for Hebei 河北)

Top: north 北 (2 people sit back-to-back because it is cold in: the north.), bottom: differ, extraordinary 異 (Put a rice paddy 田 together 共 (with other paddies) and you will see how much they differ.)
Also in the north, our fields shall be extraordinary: This is what we hope.  
no HSK
(surname) Gōng
gōng
Top: dragon 龙 (The outstanding 丶 person 尢/尤 has a broken leg 乚 with a dragon ノ), bottom: together, common 共
A dragon is together with family: Gong  
no HSK
to compose, to compile, write
zhuàn
Left: hand 扌, right: 巽 (self 己, together 共)
By hand things which were 'each themselves' (= words) are made into a: 'together' (= a composition), when: composing.  
no HSK
butt, buttocks
tún
Top: palace hall 殿 (Buttocks 尸 together 共 with the weapons in their hands 殳 are in the palace), bottom: body part 月/肉
The 'palace' among the body parts is the: buttocks.  
no HSK
to cup one's hands in salute, to surround to arch
gǒng
Left: hand 扌, right: together 共 (Put the plants 艹 on the table together)
Both hands together can cup against for surrounding sth.  
no HSK
roll over on side (in bed), roller
zhǎn
Left: vehicle 车/車, right: exhibition, to spread out 展 (For the buttocks 尸 they used grass 艹 to make clothes 衣, and this should be in an exhibition)
With a vehicle the buttocks becomes (flat) like clothes, if you: roll over.  
no HSK
millstone, stone roller, to grind, crush, husk
niǎn
Left: stone 石, right: to exhibit 展 (For the buttocks 尸 they used grass 艹 to make clothes 衣, and this should be in an exhibition)
The stone that is (especially) exhibited is the millstone.  
no HSK
thoroughbred horse, refined and virtuous

Left: horse 马/馬 (with mane 三, four legs 灬 and tail ㄅ), right: to hope, wish 冀 (Also in the north 北, our fields 田 shall be commonly 共 extraordinary 異/异: This is what we hope)
The horse, we hope for is: a thoroughbred horse.  

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