The Chinese Radical: 幺


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Meaning
short thread    幺

Explanation This radical appears like a part of “thread ” and is therefore understood as a “short thread”.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 2
longitude, to pass through, sacred book, to undergo
jīng
Left: thread 纟/, right: vertical (A hand is vertically above the ground )
Originally the vertical threads at a loom, which resulted in "longitude", through which the weft threads pass. (latitude 纬)  
JLPT HSK 4
secluded, hidden away, remote, to imprison
yōu
Outside: mountain , inside: threads /
When the mountain appears as if behind threads, it is secluded and hidden.  
JLPT HSK 5
country, native place, home village
xiāng
Short thread
Like two noses behind each other, constituting the country.  
JLPT HSK 5
delusion, fantasy, imaginary
huàn
Left: thread 纟/, right: hook J (cf. hook 钩)
Wanting to use a thread as a hook is: a delusion. (.. because a real hook 钓 is of metal!)  
JLPT HSK 5
infant, young, immature, childish, naive
yòu
Left: thread / right: strength
A thread with the strength of an infant.  
JLPT no HSK
black, dark green
yǒu
Left: black (The underside of the cooking pot is stained by fire black.), right: infant 幼 (A thread / with the strength of an infant.)
The 'black' you gain from threads (= fibers) using force is: a dark green.  
JLPT no HSK
classify, fiber, silk thread, twist silk
lún
Left: thread 纟/, right: arrange, set up (When a person turns into a sitting person , it is well arranged.)
The threads are well arranged when classified.  
JLPT no HSK
beautiful, open-work silk

Left: thread 纟/, right: strange, odd (There is a big possibility (opportunity) , but it looks strange.) [possibility = The nail into the opening should be possible.]
The thread gets a big opportunity, when (used) in beautiful silk.  
JLPT no HSK
break in two, to defy, disobey, stubborn, obstinate
ào, ǎo, niù
Left: hand , right: infant 幼 (A thread / with the strength of an infant.)
The hand of an infant: breaks things.  
JLPT no HSK
to wind round, to sew with slanting stitches, dazzled
liáo
Left: thread 纟/, right: (big , out of , day , small )
If the tread is (stitched) to the cloth (= ) with big and small stitches, it is dazzled.  
JLPT no HSK
adorned, swift, gorgeous, brilliant, variegated
xuàn
Left: thread 纟/, right: 10-days period (When the sun is enwrapped [by clouds], then often for a duration of 10 days)
When (different) threads are wrapped/entangled like a sun, the whole thing is: adorned or variegated.  
JLPT no HSK
helter-skelter, mixed colors, in confusion
bīn
Left: thread 纟/, right: visitor, guest (Under your roof a soldier is billeted as your guest.)
When (many) threads are 'guests', it's a confusion.  
JLPT no HSK
bridle, reins, halter
jiāng
Left: thread 纟/, right: (borders 三 or ways limiting fields )
Threads or border lines between fields are used to: bridle.  
JLPT no HSK
scarlet, dark red
fēi
Left: thread 纟/, right: not, denial (inverted wings )
A thread (by its own), can not be: scarlet. (because this dark red needs a two-dimensional spread to develop the color effect)  
JLPT no HSK
to seal, to close, letter
jiān
Left: thread 纟/, right: salty (The taste is for the person (= & ) in the mouth like a halberd such salty!)
The thread is salty and is sealed in a letter.  

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