When the formation data identifies 巛 / 巜 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
巛
Radical 47 of 214 · 3 strokes
River
chuān · forms 巛 / 巜
Unicode uses 巛 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is river; Kangxi radical 47. 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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川chuānstream, riverDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a river.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 巛 river
- Visual structure
- 丿 + 丨
HSK words with 川1 word in this course
州zhōustate, province, prefectureDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a region of dry land between two rivers.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 巛 river
- Visual structure
- 川
HSK words with 州1 word in this course
巢cháonest, living quarters in treeDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: A nest 巛田 built in a tree 木
- Category radical
- 巛 river
- Visual structure
- 巛 + 果
HSK words with 巢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.