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Radical 114 of 214 · 5 strokes

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róu

Unicode uses as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is rump; Kangxi radical 114. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.

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Semantic role

When the formation data identifies 禸 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.

Phonetic role

Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.

Radical classification

The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.

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3 course characters

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rare beast; strange; elegant禸 radicalHSK 26 extra strokesDetails
formation note

Formation: Pictograph of a legendary mountain demon with horns and a tail beween its legs, now written as 魑. The traditional character 離 (leave; depart; away from) was simplified to 离 by deleting the 隹 (bird) component.

Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
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亠 + 凶 + 禸
Also indexed under
亠 lid
wànten thousand; innumerable禸 radicalHSK 38 extra strokesDetails
formation note

Formation: Originally a pictograph of a scorpion. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
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艹 + 禺
Also indexed under
艸 grass
qínbirds, fowl; to capture; surname禸 radicalHSK 68 extra strokesDetails
compound formation

Compound formation: A legendary beast 离 captured by a man 人

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人 + 离
HSK words with 禽1 word 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.