The Chinese Radical: 央


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Meaning
center, middle    央

Explanation A big 大 person with a yoke 冂 that is central. Accordingly, this 夬 is understood as an "incomplete center".

Used in these characters:
块
JLPT HSK 1
lump (of earth), chunk, piece
kuài
土 央 夬
Left: earth 土, right: 夬 (a person 人 with a backpack コ)
(You can only transport a little this way:) The earth in the person's backpack is just a lump.  
快
JLPT HSK 2
quick, speed, rapid
kuài
忄 夬 央
Left: feelings 忄, right: 夬 (a person 人 with a backpack コ)
(It is easier to carry your luggage with it:) The feeling of the person with the backpack is that he is quick and speedy.  
决
JLPT HSK 3
to decide, to determine, definitely
jué
冫 夬 央
Left: ice 冫, right: 夬 (a person 人 with a backpack コ)
(It is already melting:) Because of the ice in the backpack, the person has to make a decision!  
缺
JLPT HSK 4
deficiency, lack, scarce, vacant post
quē
缶 夬 央
Left: a can 缶 (Shows a mortar 凵 with a pestle 午 in it), right: 夬 (a person 人 with a backpack コ)
With only one 'can' in the backpack, the person still has a deficiency.  
映
JLPT HSK 5
reflect, shine
yìng
日 央
Left: sun 日, right: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered).
When the sun reaches the zenith [= center] everything is reflecting.  
英
JLPT HSK 5
brave, United Kingdom, England
yīng
艹 央
Top: plant 艹, below: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered)
The plant in the center is brave, England too.  
央
JLPT HSK 6
center, middle, to beg
yāng
央 大 冂
Top: yoke 冂, below: big 大
The yoke on the shoulders of the big person is centered.  
殃
JLPT HSK 6
calamity, disaster
yāng
歹 央
Left: bad, wicked 歹 (vertebrae or rib), right: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered.)
If the bad is in the center, it is a calamity.  
诀
JLPT no HSK
know-how, secrets (of an art), farewell
jué
讠 央 夬
Left: 讠(=言 sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: 夬 (a person 人 with a backpack/rucksack コ)
(It is easier to carry than with a shopping bag:) The words that it is better to use a backpack are a: trick / know-how.  
瑛
JLPT no HSK
(crystal), lustrous
yīng
玉 王 艹 央
Left: king/jade 王, right: brave, England 英 (The plant 艹 in the center 央 is brave.)
The jade is 'brave' if it is lustrous.  
盎
JLPT no HSK
abundant, bowl, dish, pot
àng
皿 央
Top: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered.), bottom: bowl 皿
(a lot fits in:) If you pile up centrally, it is abundantly in the bowl.  
鞅
JLPT no HSK
martingale (horse's harness)
yǎng
革 央
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals 干 have a skin 口 of leather.), right: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered)
Made of leather and located centrally: The martingale.  
秧
JLPT no HSK
seedling, shoots, sprouts
yāng
禾 央
Left: rice plant 禾, right: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered.)
The rice plants are centered (= in straight rows) when they are planted as: seedlings.  
抉
JLPT no HSK
to pick out, to single out
jué
扌 夬 央
Left: hand: 扌/手, right: 夬 (A person 人 with a backpack コ)
(When you carry it this way, your hands remain free.) The hand of the person with the backpack can still: pick out or select.  
奂
JLPT no HSK
excellent
huàn
奂 大 央
Shows the image of woman giving birth - Better recognizable in the traditional character 奐 with: head ⺈, two breasts ハ and widely spread legs 人
A birth is excellent.  
鸯
JLPT no HSK
mandarin duck
yāng
央 鳥
Top: center 央 (The yoke 冂 on the shoulders of the big 大 man is centered), bottom: bird 鸟
The colored texture appears like a yoke on the shoulders of this bird: the mandarin duck.  

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