The Chinese Radical: 尢




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Meaning
lame, broken leg    尢

Explanation Shows a big 大 person with a broken leg 乚. (Do not confuse with 冘, where also both arms are broken.)

Used in these characters:
HSK 2
right away, at once, just (emphasis), already
jiù
Left: capital 京 (image of a stone lantern), right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [=乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person: outstanding.)
The old stone lantern was outstanding, as he saw right away.  
HSK 4
excellent, superior
yōu
Left: person 亻, right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [= 乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person: outstanding)
Persons who are outstanding are excellent.  
HSK 4
outstanding, particularly, especially
yóu
Shows a big 大 person with a lame/broken leg 乚 and an emphasis 丶
He may have a broken leg, but the emphasis makes him outstanding.  
HSK 4
to disturb, interference, cause trouble
rǎo
Left: hand 扌, right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [= 乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person: outstanding.)
Who believes that his hand is outstanding, will cause disturbances.  
HSK 5
as if, (just) like, still, Jewish
yóu
Left: wild animal 犭(dog on the hind legs), right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [= 乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person: outstanding)
If the wild animal is outstanding, it is an: "as if".  
HSK 6
to worry, anxiety, sorrow
yōu
Left: feelings 忄, right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [= 乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person: outstanding.)
A feeling that is outstanding are the worries.  
HSK 6
embarrassed, ill at ease
gān
Left: broken leg 尢 (Big 大 person with broken 乚 leg), right: supervise 监 (For the cut bamboo 监 [= knife刂 & half bamboo 竹] is a bowl 皿 for its supervision)
Because of your broken leg you need to be "supervised" and thus: you are embarrassed.  
HSK 6
in an embarrassing situation

Left: broken leg 尢 (big person 大 with broken leg 乚), right: between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between)
If you have a broken leg and are somewhere in between, you are in an embarrassing situation.  
no HSK
wart, nodule, clavus/corn
yóu
Left: disease 疒 (An ice- 冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), right: outstanding 尤 (Despite the broken leg 尢 [=乚] the emphasis 丶 makes the big 大 person outstanding.)
The disease of the big 大 special person is a: wart/calvus 丶.  

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