The Chinese Radical: 万


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Meaning
ten thousand    万

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
ten thousand, a great number
wàn

Derived from a swastika (Indian religious symbol) and stands for the ten thousand divinities/deities.
JLPT HSK 4
strict, severe, harsh

Outside: cliff , inside: 10-thousend (swastika, hindu symbol for the 10.000 divinities)
(Human sacrifice by pushing from the cliff?) At the cliff the 10-thousand divinities are strict.
JLPT HSK 4
to encourage, to urge

Left: strict, severe 厉 (At the cliff the 10,000 Gods are strict), right: strength
Strictly, a cliff with tenthousendfold strength to encourage.
JLPT HSK 6
take a step
mài
Left: movement , right: 10-thousend (swastika, hindu symbol for the 10.000 divinities)
Even if you want a 10-thousand-fold movement, you have to take a (first) step.

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