The Chinese Radical: 孚


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Meaning
entrust    孚

Explanation The child 子 can trust the hand reaching down 爫 (e.g. from the mother).

Used in these characters:
乳
JLPT HSK 6
breast, milk
rǔ
爫 孚 孔 乚
Left: trust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.), right: kneeling person 乚
When you reach down to the child and are yourself kneeling, you are giving the breast and milk.  
浮
JLPT HSK 6
to float, unstable, superficial, excessive
fú
氵 孚 爫 子
Left: water 氵, right: trust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.)
Down into the water, a hand reaches for a child that is floating.  
俘
JLPT HSK 6
to take prisoner, prisoner of war
fú
亻 孚 爫
Left: person 亻, right: entrust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.)
A person who trusts can (easily be) taken as prisoner.  
孵
JLPT no HSK
breeding, to incubate, to hatch
fū
子 卵 卯 孚
Left: egg 卵, right: trust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting) [cf. milk, breast 乳]
The egg needs to be entrusted to sb. for: breeding.  
孚
JLPT no HSK
to trust, to believe in
fú
子 孚 爫
Top: hand reaching down 爫, bottom: child 子
A hand reaching down is what a child can trust in.  

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