The Chinese Radical: 吴


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Meaning
southern Jiangsu    吴

Explanation area comprising southern Jiangsu

Used in these characters:
HSK 4
mistake, error, to miss, to harm, to delay

Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: 吴, (mouth 口 and heaven 天)
Words that a mouth can be above heaven were a mistake.  
HSK 5
entertain, amuse

Left: woman 女, right: 吴 (mouth 口 and sky 天)
A woman with a mouth that is heaven-like, can be entertaining.  
no HSK
to anticipate, expect, cheat, worry

Top: tiger 虍 (with conspicuous claws), below: province in Jiangsu 吴 (mouth 口 and sky, heaven 天)
A tiger with such a mouth is heaven-like ... at least you can anticipate.  
no HSK
area comprising southern Jiangsu

Top: mouth 口, bottom: sky 天
A mouth above sky in Jiagsu.  
no HSK
centipede

Left: insect 虫, right: area in Jiangsu 吴 (mouth 口 and sky 天)
The insect in Jiangsu is the: centipede.  

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