The Chinese Radical: 叚


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Meaning
mine, pit    叚

Explanation In a hole 口 with a ladder you have the tool コ in your hand 又. (This interpretation is without any etymological background.)

Used in these characters:
HSK 3
fake, false, to borrow, artificial
jiǎ, jià
Left: person亻, right: (free interpretation: mine/pit) 叚 (In a hole 口 with a ladder 'E' you have the tool コ in your hand 又.)
For persons is the (work in) a mine: false.  
HSK 6
red clouds, afterglow, red sunset
xiá
Top: rain 雨 (here: generally weather), bottom: (free interpretation: mine/pit) 叚 (In a hole 口 with a ladder 'E' you have the tool コ in your hand 又)
This weather (phenomenon) has (dulled light) like in a mine: Red clouds at sunset.  
no HSK
blemish, flaw in jade, defect
xiá
Left: king, jade 王, right: (free interpretation: mine/pit) 叚 (In a hole 口 with a ladder 'E' you have the tool コ in your hand 又.)
(Jade becomes beautiful by grinding:) The jade (directly) from the mine (still) has a flaw/blemish.  
no HSK
distant, long-lasting, to abandon
xiá
Left: movement 辶, right: (free interpretation: mine) 叚 (In a hole 口 with a ladder 'E' you have the tool コ in your hand 又.)
In a mine the movements are in distance.  




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