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廴
Radical 54 of 214 · 3 strokes

Long stride

yǐn

Unicode uses 廴 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is go; Kangxi radical 54. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.

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Semantic role

When the formation data identifies 廴 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.

Phonetic role

Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.

Radical classification

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Character index

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建jiànto build, to erect; to establish, to found廴 radicalHSK 46 extra strokesDetails
semantic formation

Formation: Depicts the process of setting something up. The 聿 component here is used to depict a hand holding up a wooden post, rather than a writing utensil.

  • 聿Semantic componentwriting utensil
  • 廴Semantic componentlong stride
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
廴 long stride
Visual structure
廴 + 聿
延yánto defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname廴 radicalHSK 54 extra strokesDetails
semantic formation

Formation: The formation source identifies the component roles shown below; unresolved roles are labeled accordingly.

  • 疋Semantic componentfoot
  • 廴Semantic componentlong stride
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
廴 long stride
Visual structure
丿 + 㢟

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.