When the formation data identifies 凵 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
凵
Radical 17 of 214 · 2 strokes
Open box
qiǎn
Unicode uses 凵 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is receptacle; Kangxi radical 17. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
5 course characters30 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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5 course characters
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出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produceDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a foot (止) going out of an enclosure.
- 止Pictographic component(foot); stop
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- Category radical
- 凵 open box
- Visual structure
- 屮 + 凵
HSK words with 出21 words in this course
击jīto strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fightDetails+
formation note
Formation: Simplified form of 擊. Depicts a hand (手) hitting something with a spear (殳). The traditional component 殳 was removed for simplification. The traditional component 手 was removed for simplification.
- ◎Role unclearcharacterless component
- 殳Removed in simplifiedspear
- 手Removed in simplifiedhand
- Category radical
- 凵 open box
- Visual structure
- 凵
HSK words with 击5 words in this course
凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sadDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a trap in the ground.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 凵 open box
- Visual structure
- 凵 + 乂
HSK words with 凶2 words in this course
凹āoconcave, hollow; depressed; pass, valleyDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a concavity. Opposite of 凸.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 凵 open box
- Visual structure
- 一
HSK words with 凹1 word in this course
凸tūto protrude, to bulge out; convexDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a bump sticking out. Opposite of 凹.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 凵 open box
- Visual structure
- 一
HSK words with 凸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.