The Chinese Radical: 舌


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Meaning
tongue    舌

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 1
spoken words, language, dialect, speech
huà
Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: tongue 舌 (Thousands 千 mouths 口 with tongues)
"Words on the tongue" means: spoken words or language.  
HSK 3
to stretch, to unfold, to relax, leisurely
shū
Left: shows variant with tongue 舌 (better: cover [like a blanket] and old 古), right: give, bestow 予 (The bent person マ has a nail 丁 to give.)
The covered 'old' is given (granted the convenience) to stretch and relax.  
HSK 3
sweet
tián
Left: tongue 舌, right: sweet 甘 (A laughing mouth 廿 with sth. 一 in.)
On the tongue is sth. sweet that really is sweet.  
HSK 3
to blow (of the wind), to scrape, to shave
guā
Left: tongue 舌, right: knife 刂
You do it with the tongue: blowing, or with the knife: scraping.  
HSK 4
riot, confusion, disorder, arbitrary, upheaval
luàn
Left: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues.), right: kneeling person 乚
If a tongue is 'twisted' like a kneeling person, it means: riot and confusion.  
HSK 4
suitable, to fit proper, comfortable
shì
Left: movement 辶, right: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues) (适 is the simplification of 適, which shows the "old emperor" = combination of old 古 and emperor 帝)
I emphasize ノ, the old 古 moves suitable / proper.  
HSK 4
to live, alive, activity
huó
Left: water 氵, right: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues)
Water on the tongue gives life and vigor.  
HSK 5
to include, to enclose
kuò
Left: hand 扌, right: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues.)
(At many actions) hands and tongue are included.  
HSK 5
enemy, hostile, rival

Left: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues), right: strike 攵/攴 (stick 卜 in hand 又)
(In war you need propaganda) With your tongue and a stick in your hand to fight the enemy.  
HSK 5
residence, to give up, to abandon, to give alms
shě, shè
Top: cover , below: old 古
The special cover for myself 人 to become old, is my residence.  
HSK 5
to resign, dismiss, leave, refined language

Left: tongue 舌, right: hot/bitter 辛 (needle used for tattoo)
On the tongue it was too bitter: These words made me resign.  
HSK 6
tongue
shé
Top: thousand 千, below: mouth 口
Thousands mouths with tongues.  
HSK 6
rich, wide, vast, broad, expansive
kuò
Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: life, activity 活 (= water 氵on the tongue 舌)
When I leave out of the gate, I get activity in a rich vast way.  
HSK 6
to lick, to (over-)lap
tiǎn
Left: tongue 舌, right: 忝 (sky/heaven 天, heart 心)
The tongue, that appears like from heaven and (touches) the heart: by licking.  
no HSK
quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful
tián
Left: feelings 忄, right: tongue 舌
(He speaks in a very balanced and sensitive way:) With feelings in the tongue it becomes: quiet and calm.  

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