When the formation data identifies 几 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
几
Radical 16 of 214 · 2 strokes
Table
jǐ
Unicode uses 几 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is small table. 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.
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几jǐsmall table; how many; a few, someDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a small table. In simplified Chinese 几 is also used to mean "how much", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 幾.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 几 table
- Visual structure
- 丿 + 乙
HSK words with 几2 words in this course
凭píngto lean on; to rely onDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: Leaning on (trusting) 任 a table 几
- Category radical
- 几 table
- Visual structure
- 任 + 几
HSK words with 凭2 words in this course
凡fánany, every, all; common, ordinaryDetails+
formation note
Formation: Originally a pictograph of a plate or dish. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 几 table
- Visual structure
- 几 + 丶
HSK words with 凡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.