When the formation data identifies 廾 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
廾
Radical 55 of 214 · 3 strokes
Two hands
gǒng
Unicode uses 廾 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is two hands; Kangxi radical 55. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
5 course characters35 character–word links
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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开kāito open; to start, to initiate, to beginDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Simplified form of 開. Pictograph of two hands opening the bolt on a door. The traditional component 門 was removed for simplification.
- 門Removed in simplifieddoor; gate
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- 廾Pictographic componenttwo hands
- Category radical
- 廾 two hands
- Visual structure
- 一 + 廾
- Also indexed under
- 一 one
HSK words with 开23 words in this course
弄nòngto do; to mock, to tease; to play withDetails+
semantic formation
Formation: Depicts a pair of hands (廾) playing with a jade object (玉).
- 玉Semantic componentjade; gem
- 廾Semantic componenttwo hands
- Category radical
- 廾 two hands
- Visual structure
- 玉 + 廾
HSK words with 弄2 words in this course
弃qìto abandon, to discard, to reject; to desert; to forgetDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Simplified form of 棄. Pictograph of two hands (廾) putting a child (子) in a basket (其) for the purpose of abandoning or disposing with it. The traditional component 其 was removed for simplification.
- 子Pictographic componentson; child
- 其Removed in simplified(basket); its; their; that
- 廾Pictographic componenttwo hands
- Category radical
- 廾 two hands
- Visual structure
- 亠 + 厶 + 廾
- Also indexed under
- 亠 lid
HSK words with 弃3 words in this course
异yìdifferent, strange, unusual; foreign; surprisingDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 廾 represents the meaning and 已 represents the sound. Simplified form of 異. Pictograph of a person with an unusual head.
- 廾Semantic componenttwo hands
- 已Phonetic componentalready; finish
- Category radical
- 廾 two hands
- Visual structure
- 巳 + 廾
HSK words with 异4 words in this course
弊bìevil, bad, wrong; fraud, harmDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: Two hands 廾 breaking something 敝; 敝 also provides the pronunciation
- Category radical
- 廾 two hands
- Visual structure
- 敝 + 廾
HSK words with 弊3 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.