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The Radical: 固
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Hanzi-Trainer
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hard, strong 固
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Explanation |
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Used in these Kanji:
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固
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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hard, strong, solid, undoubtedly
gù Outside frame 囗, but here: mouth 口, inside: old 古 (= 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 口 have young things (= this is "not yet 未") a special taste 味]
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固
囗
古
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涸
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JLPT no HSK |
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to dry, to dry up
hé Left: water 氵, right: hard, solid 固 (Many things 囗 [i.e. vegetable, roots] with age 古 get hard.)
(In respect to) the water sth. became hard/rigid, because it dried up.
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氵
固
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锢
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JLPT no HSK |
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restrain, to stop, obstinate disease
gù Left: metal 钅, right: hard, solid 固 (Many things 囗 [i.e. vegetable, roots] with age 古 get hard.)
As metal is hard, it can restrain.
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金
固
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