When the formation data identifies 襾 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
襾
Radical 146 of 214 · 6 strokes
West
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Unicode uses 襾 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is cover; Kangxi radical 146. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
3 course characters26 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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西xīwest, western, westwardDetails+
formation note
Formation: Origin unclear. Variously explained as a bag or bird's nest.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 襾 west
- Visual structure
- 兀 + 囗
HSK words with 西5 words in this course
要yàoessential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demandDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as 腰.
- 覀Pictographic component[character component]
- 女Pictographic componentwoman; female
- Category radical
- 襾 west
- Visual structure
- 覀 + 女
HSK words with 要18 words in this course
覆fùto cover; to overturn; to repeat; to replyDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 襾 represents the meaning and 復 represents the sound.
- 襾Semantic componentcover
- 復Phonetic componentreturn; repeat; restore
- Category radical
- 襾 west
- Visual structure
- 覀 + 復
HSK words with 覆3 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.