The Chinese Radical: 廴


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Meaning
long stride    廴

Explanation In most cases this radical 辶 is used for movement.

Used in these characters:
HSK 3
healthy, to be good at, to invigorate, strong, robust
jiàn
Left: person 亻, right: building/construction 建 (You have a brush 聿 in your hand and need to move 廴 for building)
A person who builds must be healthy and robust.
HSK 4
to build, to construct, to establish
jiàn
Left: movement 廴, right: to write, writing brush 聿
You need a brush in your hand and to move for building.
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 4
bond (chemistry), (door lock) key, key(keyboard)
jiàn
Left: metal 钅/金, right: build/erect 建 (You have a brush 聿 in your hand and need to move 廴 for building.)
The 'metal' in building can be a bond or key.
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 5
to spread, extend, to prolong, to delay, defer
yán
Left: movement 廴, right: correct 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct)
Movement is correct (= is needed) to spread.
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.
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
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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