The Chinese Radical: 某


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Meaning
a certain, some    某

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 5
a certain, some(thing), such-and-such
mǒu
Top: sweet 甘 (Laughing mouth 廿 with sth. 一 in), bottom: tree 木
Sweets from the tree for a certain person.
HSK 5
intermediary, matchmaker, go-between, media/news
méi
Left: woman 女, right: a certain 某 (the sweet 甘 tree 木 is a certain)
The women go to the sweet tree, that is acting as intermediary (matchmaker).
HSK 5
coal
méi
Left: fire 火, right: a certain 某 (sweet 甘 [here: charcoal kiln], tree 木)
Use fire, a kiln and wood, to make (char)coal.
HSK 6
to plan, seek, advice, scheme
móu
Left: word 讠/言, right: a certain 某 (The sweet 甘 tree 木 is a certain.)
A word, a certain, is about the plan and is advice.

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