When the formation data identifies 癶 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
癶
Radical 105 of 214 · 5 strokes
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.
2 course characters42 character–word links
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+
pictographic formation
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
HSK words with 發36 words in this course
登dēngto rise, to mount, to board, to climbDetails+
semantic–phonetic
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
HSK words with 登6 words in this course
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.