Radical 117

Radical 117 with the meaning "stand" or " stand up " is one of 23 of the 214 traditional radicals of Chinese characters that are written by five strokes.

With 16 combinations of signs in Mathews ' Chinese - English Dictionary, there are few characters which can be found at this radical in the lexicon.

The radical accepts only character in the long list of traditional radicals consisting of 214 radicals 117 position. In modern abbreviation dictionaries, it may be on a completely different place. In the New Sino- German Dictionary from the People's Republic of China, there is, for example, at 126th place.

The oracle bone and bronze font - shape for this character show a large (大) man who stands firmly on a surface (一).

As bearers of meaning in the composite sign represents the semantic field立stand forth as for example in:

The latter initially had the importance (after completion of an activity ) raise.

The sign并( = time) was originally立two side by side (立 立). Hence today's并developed.

The upper component of the character竟( = complete )章( zhang = chapter)意( yi = meaning) always consists of the radical 180音( yin = sound). The characters童( tong = child) and妾(qi = concubine ) had originally above a辛( = biting ) similar component without the lower horizontal line. In slavery fallen men were called童earlier. This sign was made up of辛(no lower horizontal bar ) plus重as a sound carrier together. The concubine妾was the combination辛(no lower horizontal bar ) plus woman (女).

竞( in竞争= competition ) is shortened emerged from竞. The upper part was in its original form no立, but radical 149言( = word). The component including the口( = mouth), and the man stood below (儿). Twice言next to each other (as in竞) meant speak two, from which nowadays竞sign ( = competition ) derives its meaning.

As a sound carrier立acts in the following characters:

Character connections that are ruled by the radical 117

In Unicode block Kangxi radicals, the radical is coded 117 under the code point number 12,148 (U 2 F74 ).

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