When the formation data identifies 癶 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
Dotted tent
bō
Unicode uses 癶 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is legs; Kangxi radical 105. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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發fāto issue, to dispatch, to send out; hairDetails+
Formation: Depicts a person standing on their two feet, pulling back a bowstring, about to shoot an arrow. Conveys the meaning "shoot; send out".
- 止Pictographic component(foot); stop
- 止Pictographic component(foot); stop
- 弓Pictographic componentbow (archery)
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- 又Pictographic component(hand); again
- Category radical
- 癶 dotted tent
- Visual structure
- 癶 + 弓 + 殳
登dēngto rise, to mount, to board, to climbDetails+
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 舛 represents the meaning and 豆 represents the sound. Depicts climbing up with two feet (舛).
- 舛Semantic component(two feet); mistaken; contradictory
- 豆Phonetic componentbean; (bowl)
- Category radical
- 癶 dotted tent
- Visual structure
- 癶 + 豆
Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.