The Chinese Radical: 未


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Meaning
unripe, not yet    未

Explanation The upper branch of the tree is shorter, thus 'not yet' or immature.

Used in these characters:
HSK 2
younger sister
mèi
left: woman 女, right: not yet, immature 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)
This woman, who is "not yet a woman", is my: younger sister.  
HSK 4
taste, smell
wèi
Left: mouth 口, right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)
In the mouth have young shoots (="what is not yet") a special taste. [In contrast: In the mouth 口 old 古 things taste: hard 固]  
HSK 5
unique, special, extraordinary
shū
Left: bad, wicked 歹 [= bare bone, vertebrae or rib], right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [=not yet] 未 tree 木 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
Bare bones that are vermilion, are very unique.  
HSK 5
not yet, earthly, year 8 of the Sheep
wèi
Tree 木 with upper shorter branch 一
As the upper branch is still shorter, the tree is "not yet".  
HSK 5
demon, devil, magic, to charm
mèi
Left: demon 鬼 (death mask [accent ノ, field 田], legs 儿, nose 厶), right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
The devil has not yet 'deviled'.  
HSK 6
bead, pearl
zhū
Left: king, jade 王, right: vermilion/red 朱 (A branch at the young tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
The king has red beads and pearls.  
HSK 6
conceal, dark, obscure
mèi
Left: sun/day 日, right: not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
The day is still immature: It is still concealed in the dark.  
HSK 6
tree(s)trunk, stump (tree root), [classifier]
zhū
Left: tree 木, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
The tree turns red seeing that he is used as a classifier.  
no HSK
cinnabar, vermilion
zhū
Top: accent or emphasis ノ, rest: not yet, unfinished 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet".)
At the upper branch of the tree is sth. vermilion. (an apple?)  
no HSK
to punish, to put (a criminal) to death, execute
zhū
Left: word 讠/言, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [=not yet) tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
(death penalty with flowing blood?) Words that are vermilion want to: punish.  
no HSK
weight unit =1/24 Liang = 2 or 3 grams
zhū
Left: metal 钅/金, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
(For not getting lost due to the small size:) This metal weight is vermilion: a zhū.  
no HSK
"dwarf", person of short stature
zhū
Left: person 亻, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [= not yet] tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?)
This person is like sth. small ノ at the young, unfinished tree: The dwarf.  
no HSK
to sleep, be asleep
mèi
Top: roof 宀, below: variant of fragment 爿 (here: as a bed 丬), not yet 未 (The upper shorter branch 一 of the tree 木 is "not yet")
Under the roof there is a bed 爿/丬, but I am not yet (ready) to: sleep.  
no HSK
spider, spider web
zhū
Left: insect 虫, right: vermilion 朱 (A branch of a young [= not yet] tree 未 has sth. red ノ =apple?) Here: a net in a tree 木
This insect makes a net in a tree: the spider.  

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