When the formation data identifies 鬥 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
鬥
Radical 191 of 214 · 10 strokes
Fight
dòu
Unicode uses 鬥 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is struggle, fight, compete, contend; Kangxi radical 191. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
3 course characters7 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
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鬧nàobusy, lively; to dispute, to quarrelDetails+
semantic formation
Formation: Markets (市) and fights (鬥) are noisy.
- 鬥Semantic componentfight; struggle
- 市Semantic componentcity; market
- Category radical
- 鬥 fight
- Visual structure
- 鬥 + 市
HSK words with 鬧2 words in this course
鬥dòuto struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cupDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of two people wrestling each other.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 鬥 fight
- Visual structure
- 丨 + 亅 + 王
HSK words with 鬥4 words in this course
鬨hòngboisterous; clamor, noiseDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鬥 represents the meaning and 共 represents the sound.
- 鬥Semantic componentfight; struggle
- 共Phonetic componentcommon; share; together
- Category radical
- 鬥 fight
- Visual structure
- 鬥 + 共
HSK words with 鬨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.