The Radical: 夜

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night    夜

Explanation

Used in these Kanji:
夜
JLPT HSK 5
 night
yè
At top a cover/roof 亠 (of a building), below a person 亻/人 and a variant of moon 月
On the roof is a person watching the moon during the night.
 夜 亠 夕
Vocabulary
液
JLPT HSK 6
 liquid, fluid
yè
Left: water 氵, right: night 夜 (On the roof 亠 is a person 亻/人 watching the moon 月 during the night.)
Water in the night remains liquid.
 氵 夜
Vocabulary
腋
JLPT no HSK
 armpit, axil (botany, angle between stem and branch)
yè
Left: body part 月/肉, right: night 夜 (On the roof 亠 is a person 亻/人 watching the moon 月 during the night.)
The body part where it is 'night' is the armpit.
 肉 夜
Vocabulary
掖
JLPT no HSK
 to tuck (into a pocket), to hide, to conceal
yē
Left: hand 扌, right: night 夜 (On the roof 亠 is a person 亻/人 watching the moon 月 during the night.)
If the hand is in the 'night' it was tucked (into a pocket).
 扌 夜
Vocabulary

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