When the formation data identifies 風 / 风 / 𲋄 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
風
Radical 182 of 214 · 9 strokes
Wind
fēng · forms 風 / 风 / 𲋄
Unicode uses 風 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
6 course characters40 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.
Character index
6 course characters
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风fēngwind; air; customs, manners; newsDetails+
simplified form
Formation: Simplified form of 風. Originally written the same as 鳳 (phoenix) because the two characters sounded the same. Later the bottom part of the character was abbreviated to distinguish the two characters.
- 凡Phonetic component(plate); ordinary; commonplace
- 㐅Simplified formfive
- Category radical
- 风 wind
- Visual structure
- 几 + 乂
HSK words with 风17 words in this course
風fēngwind; air; customs, manners; newsDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Originally written the same as 鳳 (phoenix) because the two characters sounded the same. Later the bottom part of the character was abbreviated to distinguish the two characters.
- 凡Phonetic component(plate); ordinary; commonplace
- 鳳Pictographic componentphoenix
- Category radical
- 風 wind
- Visual structure
- 几 + 虫
HSK words with 風17 words in this course
颳guāto shave; to scrape; to blowDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: The biting tongue 舌 of the wind 風
- Category radical
- 風 wind
- Visual structure
- 風 + 舌
HSK words with 颳1 word in this course
飘piāoto drift, to float, to flutterDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 风 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound. Simplified form of 飄.
- 风Semantic componentwind
- 票Phonetic componentticket; ballot
- Category radical
- 风 wind
- Visual structure
- 票 + 风
HSK words with 飘2 words in this course
飄piāoto drift, to float, to flutterDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 風 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.
- 風Semantic componentwind
- 票Phonetic componentticket; ballot
- Category radical
- 風 wind
- Visual structure
- 票 + 風
HSK words with 飄2 words in this course
颱táiplatform; unit; term of addressDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: News 風 delivered from a platform 台
- Category radical
- 風 wind
- Visual structure
- 風 + 台
HSK words with 颱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.