The Chinese Radical: 凵




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Meaning
open box    凵

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
to come out, to go beyond, to occur, to rise
chū
Two mountains 山 behind each other (traditionally "sent behind the mountains" for exile)
Behind a mountain another comes out.  
HSK 5
to hit, to strike, to break

Bottom: container 凵, similar to a can 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵, but without stick ノ)
He takes the stick ノ from the can 缶 and hits/strikes with it.  
齿
HSK 5
tooth, teeth
chǐ
Top: to stop 止 (here: nose), bottom: open mouth 凵 with teeth 人
Below the nose is an open mouth with teeth.  
HSK 6
to contain, to include, culvert
hán
Left: water 氵, right: envelope 函 (container 凵, e.g. jug 乛, water 水)
Water is poured from a jug into the container, which then contains it.  
HSK 6
vicious, fearful, fierce, ominous, inauspicious
xiōng
Container 凵 with a mark 㐅
The mark on the container shows that it's content is vicious.  
HSK 6
convex, to stick out, protrude


Pictograph of a protruding object  
HSK 6
concave, hollow, a depression, indentation
āo
(compare with convex 凸)
Pictograph for concave  
no HSK
to bore a hole, to chisel or dig, certain
záo, zuò
Top: business, occupation 业 (it's shown a volcanic vent with a hollow peak), bottom: container 凵 with Yen ¥
A hollow container is cut with a drilling bit, when: boring a hole.  
no HSK
envelope, case, letter
hán
Image of an envelope: 乛, 凵 and variant of water 水
The 'frame', closed with water, is an envelope.  

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