When the formation data identifies 戶 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
戶
Radical 63 of 214 · 4 strokes
Door
hù
Unicode uses 戶 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is door; family, household. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
6 course characters24 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.
Character index
6 course characters
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房fángbuilding, house, roomDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 戶 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.
- 戶Semantic componentdoor
- 方Phonetic componentsquare; direction; side
- Category radical
- 戶 door
- Visual structure
- 户 + 方
HSK words with 房3 words in this course
所suǒplace, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clauseDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 斤 represents the meaning and 戶 represents the sound. The contribution of 斤 (axe) to the meaning is unclear.
- 斤Semantic componentaxe
- 戶Phonetic componentdoor
- Category radical
- 戶 door
- Visual structure
- 户 + 斤
HSK words with 所9 words in this course
戶hùdoor; familyDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a door, taken from the left half of 門.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 戶 door
- Visual structure
- 尸
HSK words with 戶5 words in this course
户hùdoor; familyDetails+
formation note
Formation: Simplified form of 戶. Pictograph of a door, taken from the left half of 門.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 戶 door
- Visual structure
- 丶 + 尸
HSK words with 户5 words in this course
扇shànfan; panel; to flapDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: A feathered 羽 fan in the shape of a folding door 户
- Category radical
- 戶 door
- Visual structure
- 户 + 羽
HSK words with 扇1 word in this course
扁biǎnflat; board, sign, tabletDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a tablet affixed to a door.
- 户Pictographic componentdoor
- 冊Pictographic componentbook
- Category radical
- 戶 door
- Visual structure
- 户
HSK words with 扁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.