one of the 214 radicals in the traditional character classification system
乍乍RS | | first time, for the first time, suddenly, unexpected | - a person 𠂉 lifted 丨 in the air by two 二 others: if it happens for the first time it comes unexpected
| 搾 作 詐 酢 昨 |
玉玉RS | 王 | jewel, jade, precious stone, gem, small round object | - precious objects 丶 of a king 王
- con. mostly simplified as 王 in compounds
- string 丨 of shiny, sparkling 丶 jade 三
| 圭 球 珠; 宝 国 璽 |
尒尒RS | | you, your | - one 丨 enters 入 in front of many 八
| 爾 |
屮屮RS | 屮𡳾艹 | sprout, rad. 45 | - sprout 丨 shooting out of its receptacle 凵; con.: grass
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擇擇RS 择择 | 択 | select, choose, pick out | - inquisitive 睪/𠬤 hand 扌
- hand 扌 or foot 尺 looking for something, wanting to pick it out
- ⓢ two 二 hands 扌又 picking a line 丨
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濟濟RS 济济 | 済 | help, aid, relieve, ferry, cross, finish | - water 氵 next to a field 齊: → 濟/済/济: helping with the work on the field is finished, time to cross the water
- ⓢ a person 文 crosses the water 氵 with the help of stilts 丿丨
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来来RS | 來 | come, coming, return, returning | - modf. 來 → 来
- looks like a grain of wheat with it's roots 人, ground 一, stem and spike丨, and leaves 一丷: Farmers keep coming back to the fields to plant grain
| 夹; 参; 因 致 醸 |
隸隸RS 隶隶 | 隷 | subservient, servant, slave, rad. 171 | - man watched by god 柰 holding a broom 隶: slave
- ⓢ hand ⺕ holding a broom 丨 → 隶
- modf. 隸 → 隷
- RS. a subordinate who has a futile 柰 life with a broom 隶
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聲聲RS 声声 | | sound, voice, noise, tone, music | - sound 声 made by hand 又 hitting a bell 几 reaching the ear 耳
- ⓢ professional 士 person 尸 singing with his mouth 口
- ⓢ looks like a stone chime 尸 being hung by a string 丨 on a wooden frame 二, a stone chime is an instrument that can make a sound/noise
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弟弟RS | 𠂖 | young brother, junior, I, me | - young fellow running and playing around → 弟
- fellow 人 shooting arrows 丷 with his bow 弓
- a spear (丷丨丿) being wrapped around by a rope 弓: younger brother learns from his big brother how to tie a rope.
| 叔; 兄 |
臨臨RS 临临 | | look down from above, draw near, near, copy | - RS. to look down 臥 upon some things 品: you are near to them
- ⓢ looks like a person kneeling down ケ on their arms 丨丨 looking down at an object 罒
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