When the formation data identifies 舌 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
舌
Radical 135 of 214 · 6 strokes
Tongue
shé
Unicode uses 舌 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135. 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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舒shūrelaxed, comfortable; to unfold, to stretch outDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 舍 represents the meaning and 予 represents the sound.
- 舍Semantic componentresidence; give up; abandon
- 予Phonetic componentgive; I
- Category radical
- 舌 tongue
- Visual structure
- 舍 + 予
HSK words with 舒3 words in this course
舍shěhouse, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give upDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 余 represents the sound. 口 (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value.
- 口Semantic componentmouth
- 余Phonetic componentextra; remaining
- Category radical
- 舌 tongue
- Visual structure
- 人 + 舌
HSK words with 舍3 words in this course
舌shétongue; bell clapperDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth, with a splatter of spit at the end.
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- 口Pictographic componentmouth
- Category radical
- 舌 tongue
- Visual structure
- 千 + 口
HSK words with 舌1 word in this course
舔tiǎnto lick, to tasteDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Semantic–phonetic formation: 舌 contributes the broad semantic category “tongue”; 忝 contributes the historical pronunciation.
- Category radical
- 舌 tongue
- Visual structure
- 舌 + 忝
HSK words with 舔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.