Appendix talk:Chinese radical/阜

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"mound"

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It says this radical means "mound," but can't it also mean "abundant," "ample," or "numerous" when used in some characters, such as ? 24.29.228.33 21:09, 27 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

Mostly, characters are grouped by a radical (shape), so they are not important that they must relate to the radical's meaning. --Octahedron80 (talk) 09:29, 4 January 2016 (UTC)Reply