When the formation data identifies 釆 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
釆
Radical 165 of 214 · 7 strokes
Distinguish
biàn
Unicode uses 釆 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is distinguish; Kangxi radical 165. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
3 course characters16 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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释shìto explain, to interpret; to releaseDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Simplified form of 釋. Phonosemantic compound. 釆 represents the meaning and 睪 represents the sound.
- 釆Semantic componentsow; scatter
- 睪Phonetic componentspy on
- Category radical
- 釆 distinguish
- Visual structure
- 釆
HSK words with 释4 words in this course
釋shìto explain, to interpret; to releaseDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 釆 represents the meaning and 睪 represents the sound.
- 釆Semantic componentsow; scatter
- 睪Phonetic componentspy on
- Category radical
- 釆 distinguish
- Visual structure
- 釆 + 睪
HSK words with 釋4 words in this course
采cǎito collect, to gather; to pick, to pluckDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a hand (爪) picking fruit from a tree (木).
- 爪Pictographic component(hand); claw; paw; foot
- 木Pictographic componentwood; tree
- Category radical
- 釆 distinguish
- Visual structure
- 爫 + 木
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.