When the formation data identifies 鼻 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
鼻
Radical 209 of 214 · 14 strokes
Nose
bí
Unicode uses 鼻 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is nose; first; Kangxi radical 209. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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鼻bínose; firstDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 自 represents the meaning and 畀 represents the sound. Originally written as 自, a pictograph of a nose. The sound component 畀 was added later.
- 自Semantic component(nose); self; from; since
- 畀Phonetic componentgive; confer
- Category radical
- 鼻 nose
- Visual structure
- 自 + 畀
HSK words with 鼻2 words 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.