The Chinese Radical: 咸


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Meaning
salty    咸

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 3
feelings, to move, to touch, to affect
gǎn
Top: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty), bottom: heart 心
A 'salty' heart is a feeling.
HSK 4
to reduce, subtract, to lower, to diminish
jiǎn
Left: ice 冫, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty) [cf.11th earth-branch 戌])
(With regard to the water content, e.g. when seawater is heated:) It becomes (as hard as) ice and tastes salty if it is further reduced.
HSK 4
salted, salty
xián
Inside: mouth 口, rest: 11th branch of earth 戌 (a halberd 戈) (cf. maybe 或)
The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty
HSK 5
to yell, to shout, to call out for (a person)
hǎn
Left: mouth 口, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty)
In his mouth he had such much salt that he yelled and screamed.
HSK 5
regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)
hàn
Left: feeling 忄, right: feeling 感 (= a salty 咸 heart 心 is a feeling) [salty 咸 = The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty]
Feelings and more feelings of regret.
HSK 6
to shake, to vibrate
hàn
Left: hand 扌, right: feelings 感 (= a salty 咸 heart 心 is a feeling) [salty 咸 = The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty]
In the hand you have a feeling for: vibrations / a shaking.
no HSK
base, alkali, soda (chemistry)
jiǎn
Left: stone 石, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty.)
A stone, that is salty is: alcali/base.
no HSK
to seal, to close, letter
jiān
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: salty 咸 (The taste is for the person 人 (= ノ & 一) in the mouth 口 like a halberd 戈 such salty!)
The thread is salty and is sealed in a letter.

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