When the formation data identifies 冂 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
冂
Radical 13 of 214 · 2 strokes
Down box
jiōng
Unicode uses 冂 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is wide; Kangxi radical 13. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
6 course characters25 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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6 course characters
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再zàiagain, twice, re-Details+
semantic formation
Formation: Origin unclear. Possibly contains 二 (two) as a component, to convey the meaning "second time; again".
- 二Semantic componenttwo
- Category radical
- 冂 down box
- Visual structure
- 一 + 冉
HSK words with 再5 words in this course
最zuìmost, extremely, exceedingly; superlativeDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 冃 represents the meaning and 取 represents the sound. 冃 is used here since a hat is placed at the highest part of the head.
- 冃Semantic componenthat
- 取Phonetic componenttake; get
- Category radical
- 冂 down box
- Visual structure
- 日 + 取
- Also indexed under
- 曰 say
HSK words with 最5 words in this course
冒màoto risk, to brave, to dareDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a hat over an eye. Old way of writing 帽 (hat).
- 冃Pictographic componenthat
- 目Pictographic componenteye
- Category radical
- 冂 down box
- Visual structure
- 日 + 目
HSK words with 冒4 words in this course
内nèiinsideDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Simplified form of 內. Depicts an entrance (入) to a hall (冂).
- 入Pictographic componententer; go in
- 冂Pictographic componenthall; platform
- Category radical
- 冂 down box
- Visual structure
- 冂 + 人
HSK words with 内7 words in this course
冊cèbook, volume, register, listDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of strips of bamboo strung together. In ancient China writing was done on bamboo strips.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 冂 down box
- Visual structure
- 冂 + 卄
HSK words with 冊2 words in this course
册cèbook, volume, register, listDetails+
formation note
Formation: Simplified form of 冊. Pictograph of strips of bamboo strung together. In ancient China writing was done on bamboo strips.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 冂 down box
- Visual structure
- 冂 + 一
HSK words with 册2 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.