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Radical 179 of 214 · 9 strokes

Leek

jiǔ

Unicode uses as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is scallion, leek; Kangxi radical 179. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.

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Semantic role

When the formation data identifies 韭 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.

Phonetic role

Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.

Radical classification

The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.

No course character uses this primary radical

The category remains in the index to provide the complete 214-radical reference.

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.