When the formation data identifies 韋 / 韦 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
韋
Radical 178 of 214 · 9 strokes
Tanned leather
wéi · forms 韋 / 韦
Unicode uses 韋 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is tanned leather; surname; Kangxi radical 178. 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.
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韧rèntough, strong; pliableDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 韦 represents the meaning and 刃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 韌.
- 韦Semantic componentleather
- 刃Phonetic componentknife edge
- Category radical
- 韦 tanned leather
- Visual structure
- 韦 + 刃
HSK words with 韧1 word in this course
韌rèntough, strong; pliableDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 韋 represents the meaning and 刃 represents the sound.
- 韋Semantic componentleather
- 刃Phonetic componentknife edge
- Category radical
- 韋 tanned leather
- Visual structure
- 韋 + 刃
HSK words with 韌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.