When the formation data identifies 夂 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
夂
Radical 34 of 214 · 3 strokes
Go
zhǐ
Unicode uses 夂 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is go; Kangxi radical 34. 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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备bèito prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfectDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Simplified form of 備. Pictograph of a container for holding arrows, which helped in preparation for battle. The 亻 (person) component was added later. The traditional component 亻 was removed for simplification.
- 亻Removed in simplifiedperson
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- Category radical
- 夂 go
- Visual structure
- 夂 + 田
HSK words with 备12 words in this course
处chùto reside at, to live in; place, locale; departmentDetails+
semantic formation
Formation: Simplified form of 處. Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 虎 represents the sound.
- 夂Semantic component(foot); stop
- 卜Simplified formto divine
- Category radical
- 夂 go
- Visual structure
- 夂 + 卜
HSK words with 处8 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.