When the formation data identifies 己 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
己
Radical 49 of 214 · 3 strokes
Oneself
jǐ
Unicode uses 己 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem. 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.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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已yǐalready; finished; to stop; then, afterwardsDetails+
formation note
Formation: Origin unclear.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 己 oneself
- Visual structure
- Not available
HSK words with 已3 words in this course
己jǐself, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stemDetails+
formation note
Formation: Origin unclear.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 己 oneself
- Visual structure
- 乚
HSK words with 己2 words in this course
巴bāto desire, to wish forDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a person grabbing something with their hand.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 己 oneself
- Visual structure
- 巳
HSK words with 巴3 words in this course
巷xiàngalley, laneDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 邑 represents the meaning and 共 represents the sound.
- 邑Semantic componentarea; city
- 共Phonetic componentcommon; share; together
- Category radical
- 己 oneself
- Visual structure
- 共 + 巳
HSK words with 巷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.