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Radical 纟 (silk thread) · 6 strokes · HSK 2 · traditional 紅
The silk radical, 纟, is on the left because red was a dye colour before it was anything else. Red is the colour of luck: the envelope money is given in, the paper on the door, what a bride traditionally wears.
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