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Radical 182 of 214 · 9 strokes

Wind

fēng · forms 風 / 风 / 𲋄

Unicode uses 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 role

When the formation data identifies 風 / 风 / 𲋄 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.

Character index

6 course characters

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fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news风 radicalHSK 30 extra strokesDetails
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.

  • Phonetic component(plate); ordinary; commonplace
  • Simplified formfive
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
wind
Visual structure
几 + 乂
fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news風 radicalHSK 30 extra strokesDetails
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.

  • Phonetic component(plate); ordinary; commonplace
  • Pictographic componentphoenix
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
wind
Visual structure
几 + 虫
guāto shave; to scrape; to blow風 radicalHSK 36 extra strokesDetails
compound formation

Compound formation: The biting tongue 舌 of the wind 風

Category radical
wind
Visual structure
風 + 舌
HSK words with 颳1 word in this course
piāoto drift, to float, to flutter风 radicalHSK 511 extra strokesDetails
semantic–phonetic

Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 风 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound. Simplified form of 飄.

  • Semantic componentwind
  • Phonetic componentticket; ballot
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
wind
Visual structure
票 + 风
HSK words with 飘2 words in this course
piāoto drift, to float, to flutter風 radicalHSK 511 extra strokesDetails
semantic–phonetic

Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 風 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.

  • Semantic componentwind
  • Phonetic componentticket; ballot
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
wind
Visual structure
票 + 風
HSK words with 飄2 words in this course
táiplatform; unit; term of address風 radicalHSK 65 extra strokesDetails
compound formation

Compound formation: News 風 delivered from a platform 台

Category radical
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.