The Radical: 兼


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Meaning
double, twice    兼

Explanation A hand holds two rice plants .

Used in these Kanji:
JLPT HSK 4
deficient, to regret, apologize
qiàn
Left: combined, twice (A hand /ヨ holds two rice plants combined.), right: lack (A yawning person is lacking sth.)
Having a double lack, means deficiency and regrets.

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JLPT HSK 4
to make a profit, to earn
zhuàn, zuàn
Left: money /貝, right: double, combined (a hand /ヨ holds two rice plants combined.)
"Compound interest effect": Money makes combined more profit.

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JLPT HSK 5
double, twice, combined, simultaneous
jiān
A hand /ヨ holding two rice plants (cf. grasp )
A hand is holding two rice plants double / combined.

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JLPT HSK 5
modest, humble
qiān
Left: word /, right: twice, combined (a hand holding two rice plants )
His words about the (many) rice plants in his hand, were modest and humble.

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JLPT HSK 6
cheaply-priced, inexpensive, incorruptible, honest
lián
Outside: building 广, below: twice, combine (A hand /ヨ holds two rice plants combined.)
(Terraced/rowed housing:) Buildings that are combined are cheaply-priced.
广
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JLPT HSK 6
to dislike, suspicion, resentment, enmity
xián
Left: woman , right: combine, twice, concurrently (A hand ナ/ヨ holds two rice plants combined.)
(Women want a monogamous partnership:) If women do it in combination, she dislikes it.

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JLPT no HSK
sickle, scythe
lián
Left: metal 钅/, right: cheaply-priced (here: image of a sickle 广, combine [A hand holding two rice plants ])
Made of metal is the sickle 广, which cuts combined (plant's bundles): The sickle.
广
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