When the formation data identifies 亅 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
亅
Radical 6 of 214 · 1 stroke
Hook
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Unicode uses 亅 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is hook; Kangxi radical 6. 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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了le, liǎoclear; to finish; particle of completed actionDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a young child, similar to 子 but without arms. Relation to meaning uncertain. Sometimes explained as a derivation from 子 by cutting off the arms, depicting something being cut short or finished.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 亅 hook
- Visual structure
- 乛 + 亅
HSK words with 了9 words in this course
事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incidentDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: The characters 史 (history), 吏 (government official), 使 (cause; use; instruct), and 事 (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a hand (又) holding some object. There are various theories about theories about what this object is, including a writing utensil, a container for official documents, a flag, or a hunting tool. These four characters were originally all written the same, but later marks were added to distinguish them.
- ◎Role unclearcharacterless component
- 又Pictographic component(hand); again
- Category radical
- 亅 hook
- Visual structure
- 一 + 口 + 彐 + 亅
HSK words with 事26 words in this course
争zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to striveDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Simplified form of 爭. Pictograph of multiple hands grabbing at the same object.
- 又Pictographic component(hand); again
- 又Pictographic component(hand); again
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- Category radical
- 亅 hook
- Visual structure
- ⺈ + 彐 + 亅
HSK words with 争11 words in this course
予yǔto give; to awardDetails+
formation note
Formation: Origin unclear.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 亅 hook
- Visual structure
- 丁
HSK words with 予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.