When the formation data identifies 魚 / 鱼 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
魚
Radical 195 of 214 · 11 strokes
Fish
yú · forms 魚 / 鱼
Unicode uses 魚 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
6 course characters12 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.
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6 course characters
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鱼yúfishDetails+
formation note
Formation: Simplified form of 魚. Pictograph of a fish.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 鱼 fish
- Visual structure
- ⺈ + 田 + 一
HSK words with 鱼1 word in this course
魚yúfishDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a fish.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 魚 fish
- Visual structure
- ⺈ + 田 + 灬
HSK words with 魚1 word in this course
鲜xiānfresh; delicious; attractiveDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鮮.
- 鱼Semantic componentfish
- 羊Phonetic componentsheep; goat
- Category radical
- 鱼 fish
- Visual structure
- 鱼 + 羊
HSK words with 鲜4 words in this course
鮮xiānfresh; delicious; attractiveDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.
- 魚Semantic componentfish
- 羊Phonetic componentsheep; goat
- Category radical
- 魚 fish
- Visual structure
- 魚 + 羊
HSK words with 鮮4 words in this course
鲁lǔfoolish, stupid, rash; vulgarDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Simplified form of 魯. Phonosemantic compound. 甘 represents the meaning and 魚 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "tasty". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- 甘Semantic componentsweet
- 鱼Phonetic componentfish
- Category radical
- 鱼 fish
- Visual structure
- 鱼 + 日
HSK words with 鲁1 word in this course
魯lǔfoolish, stupid, rash; vulgarDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 甘 represents the meaning and 魚 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "tasty". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- 甘Semantic componentsweet
- 魚Phonetic componentfish
- Category radical
- 魚 fish
- Visual structure
- 魚 + 日
HSK words with 魯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.