When the formation data identifies 鹵 / 卤 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
鹵
Radical 197 of 214 · 11 strokes
Salt
lǔ · forms 鹵 / 卤
Unicode uses 鹵 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is saline soil; natural salt, rock salt; Kangxi radical 197. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
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鹹xiánall, together, united; saltedDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 鹵 represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound.
- 鹵Semantic componentsalt
- 咸Phonetic componentall; together; (simp.) salty
- Category radical
- 鹵 salt
- Visual structure
- 鹵 + 咸
HSK words with 鹹1 word in this course
鹽yánsaltDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Semantic–phonetic formation: 鹵 contributes the broad semantic category “salt”; 皿 contributes the historical pronunciation.
- Category radical
- 鹵 salt
- Visual structure
- 臣 + 鹵 + 皿
HSK words with 鹽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.