The Chinese Radical: 壬


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Meaning
burden    壬

Explanation spindle on which a thread is wound up

Used in these characters:
HSK 4
to assign, to appoint, office, responsibility
rèn
Left: person 亻, right: burden 壬 or scholar 士 with hat ノ
A person, who is assigned as a 'scholar with hat', has official responsibility.  
HSK 4
straight, upright, stand erect, enduring, stiff
tǐng
Left: hand 扌, right: judicial court 廷 (The movement 廴 of a scholar 士 with hat 壬 [= judge] to the court.)
The hand at the judicial court decides straight and upright.  
HSK 5
main hall, court, courtyard
tíng
广
Left: building 广, below: judicial court 廷 (The movement 廴 of the scholar 士 with a hat 壬 [=judge] to the court.)
The building of the court is its main hall.  
HSK 6
speed boat, small ship, vessel
tǐng
From left: boat 舟 (rowing boat with two persons 丶丶), judicial court 廷 (The movement 廴 of a scholar 士 with hat 壬 [= judge] to the court.)
The boat of the movement of only one scholar (with hat) 壬 is a (small) speed boat.  
HSK 6
cooked food
rèn
Left: food 饣/食 (Below the cover is good 良 food.), right: burden 壬 (or scholar 士 with a hatノ)
The food prepared for the scholar with a hat is: cooked food.  
no HSK
lewdness, wanton, lascivious, obscene, depraved
yín
Left: water 氵, right: hand reaching down 爫; bundle, burden 壬 (spindle for winding up threads)
Water cools down and a hand imposes a burden against lewdness.  
no HSK
clap of thunder
tíng
Top: rain 雨 (= window 冂 with cloud 一 and drops 丶丶), bottom: judicial court 廷 (The movement 廴 of a scholar 士 with hat 壬 [= judge] to the court.)
The rain, as well as the judicial court makes: "claps of thunder".  
no HSK
be pregnant
rèn
Left: woman 女, right: burden 壬 (spindle on which a thread is wound up)
The woman carries the burden of pregnancy.  
no HSK
judicial court, palace courtyard
tíng
Left: movement 廴, right: 壬 (scholar 士 with hat 壬)
The movement of the scholar with hat to the judicial court.  

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