辐 fú ray
ray; spoke
How to remember 辐: 车 car + 畐 plenty = ray. The vintage car has wheels with plenty of thin wires, and the boy says each shiny one is like a ray of the sun.
Component breakdown
辐 = 车 car + 畐 plenty
- 车 car
- 畐 plenty
The vintage car has wheels with plenty of thin wires, and the boy says each shiny one is like a ray of the sun.
How it is used
- Literally the 'spokes' of a wheel radiating from the hub - the image behind its main word 辐射 (fúshè) radiation.
- 辐射 covers both physics (核辐射 nuclear radiation) and the figurative 'radiating outward/spreading influence' - 辐射周边地区 (fúshè zhōubiān dìqū) to radiate out to surrounding areas.