The Radical: 固


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Meaning
hard, strong    固

Explanation

Used in these Kanji:
JLPT HSK 5
hard, strong, solid, undoubtedly

Outside frame , but here: mouth , inside: old (= tomb stone). [Some things like the meat of old animals or full-grown vegetable becomes hard with age.]
In the mouth old things taste: hard. [In contrast: In the mouth have young things (= this is "not yet ") a special taste ]

Vocabulary
JLPT no HSK
to dry, to dry up

Left: water , right: hard, solid (Many things [i.e. vegetable, roots] with age get hard.)
(In respect to) the water sth. became hard/rigid, because it dried up.

Vocabulary
JLPT no HSK
restrain, to stop, obstinate disease

Left: metal 钅, right: hard, solid (Many things [i.e. vegetable, roots] with age get hard.)
As metal is hard, it can restrain.

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