The Chinese Radical: 鹿


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Meaning
deer    鹿

Explanation

Used in these characters:
no HSK
female unicorn (mythical creature)
lín
鹿
Left: deer 鹿, right: 粦 (rice 米 and opposed 舛 [=two twisted feet, like at: to dance 舞)
The deer, that only eats rice and has upturned feet, is the unicorn.  
鹿
no HSK
deer

鹿

Originally pictograph of a deer.  
no HSK
foot of a hill

鹿
Top: forest 林, bottom: deer 鹿 (orig. pictograph of a deer)
Forests with deer are at the foot of the mountain.  
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wet, dripping, filter, strain liquids

鹿
Left: water 氵, right: deer 鹿 (orig. pictograph of a deer)
(They do not like to drink from rivers) The water for the deers is where it is drippingly wet.  
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pulley, capstan, windlass

鹿
Left: vehicle 车/車, right: deer 鹿 (orig. image of a deer)
A vehicle with the pronunciation 'lù' as used at 'deer' stands for a pulley.  

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