When the formation data identifies 臣 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
臣
Radical 131 of 214 · 6 strokes
Minister
chén
Unicode uses 臣 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
Character index
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臥wòto crouch, to lie downDetails+
semantic formation
Formation: Origin unclear.
- 臣Role unclearofficial; statesman
- 人Semantic componentperson
- Category radical
- 臣 minister
- Visual structure
- 臣 + 人
HSK words with 臥1 word in this course
臨línto draw near, to approach; to descendDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 監 represents the meaning and 品 represents the sound.
- 監Semantic componentsupervise; inspect
- 品Phonetic componentarticle; product; commodity; kind; grade; character
- Category radical
- 臣 minister
- Visual structure
- 臣 + 品
HSK words with 臨6 words in this course
臣chénminister, statesman, official, vassalDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of an eye, similar to 目. Based on the original meaning "to glare at", now written as 瞋. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 臣 minister
- Visual structure
- 匚 + 丨
HSK words with 臣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.