When the formation data identifies 弋 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
弋
Radical 56 of 214 · 3 strokes
Shoot
yì
Unicode uses 弋 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is catch, arrest; shoot with bow. 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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式shìformula, pattern, rule, style, systemDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 工 represents the meaning and 弋 represents the sound.
- 工Semantic componentwork; craft
- 弋Phonetic componentshoot
- Category radical
- 弋 shoot
- Visual structure
- 弋 + 工
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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.