The Radical: 舌


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Meaning
tongue    舌

Explanation

Used in these Kanji:
JLPT HSK 1
spoken words, language, dialect, speech
huà
Left: word / (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: tongue (Thousands mouths with tongues)
"Words on the tongue" means: spoken words or language.

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JLPT HSK 3
to stretch, to unfold, to relax, leisurely
shū
Left: shows variant with tongue (better: cover [like a blanket] and old ), right: give, bestow (The bent person has a nail to give.)
The covered 'old' is given (granted the convenience) to stretch and relax.

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JLPT HSK 3
sweet
tián
Left: tongue , right: sweet (A laughing mouth 廿 with sth. in.)
On the tongue is sth. sweet that really is sweet.

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JLPT HSK 3
to blow (of the wind), to scrape, to shave
guā
Left: tongue , right: knife
You do it with the tongue: blowing, or with the knife: scraping.

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JLPT HSK 4
riot, confusion, disorder, arbitrary, upheaval
luàn
Left: tongue (Thousand mouths with tongues.), right: kneeling person
If a tongue is 'twisted' like a kneeling person, it means: riot and confusion.

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JLPT HSK 4
suitable, to fit proper, comfortable
shì
Left: movement , right: tounge (Thousand mouths with tongues) ( is the simplification of 適, which shows the "old emperor" = combination of old and emperor )
I emphasize , the old moves suitable / proper.

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JLPT HSK 4
to live, alive, workmanship
huó
Left: water , right: tongue (Thousand mouths with tongues)
Water on the tongue gives life and vigor.

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JLPT HSK 5
to include, to enclose
kuò
Left: hand , right: tongue (Thousand mouths with tongues.)
(At many actions) hands and tongue are included.

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JLPT HSK 5
enemy, hostile, rival

Left: tounge (Thousand mouths with tongues), right: strike 攵/ (stick in hand )
(In war you need propaganda) With your tongue and a stick in your hand to fight the enemy.

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JLPT HSK 5
residence, to give up, to abandon, to give alms
shě, shè
Top: cover , below: old
The special cover for myself to become old, is my residence.

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JLPT HSK 5
to resign, dismiss, leave, refined language

Left: tongue , right: hot/bitter (needle used for tattoo)
On the tongue it was too bitter: These words made me resign.

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JLPT HSK 6
tongue
shé
Top: thousand , below: mouth
Thousands mouths with tongues.

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JLPT HSK 6
rich, wide, vast, broad, expansive
kuò
Outside: gate / 門, inside: life, activity (= water on the tongue )
When I leave out of the gate, I get activity in a rich vast way.

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JLPT HSK 6
to lick, to (over-)lap
tiǎn
Left: tongue , right: 忝 (sky/heaven , heart )
The tongue, that appears like from heaven and (touches) the heart: by licking.

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JLPT no HSK
quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful
tián
Left: feelings , right: tongue
(He speaks in a very balanced and sensitive way:) With feelings in the tongue it becomes: quiet and calm.

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