When the formation data identifies 文 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
文
Radical 67 of 214 · 4 strokes
Script
wén
Unicode uses 文 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is literature, culture, writing. 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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文wénculture, literature, writingDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a man with writing (possibly a tattoo) on his chest. In later scripts the writing was abbreviated to a dot or omitted altogether.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 文 script
- Visual structure
- 亠 + 乂
HSK words with 文18 words in this course
斑bānfreckled, mottled, spotted, stripedDetails+
compound formation
Compound formation: Markings 文 in jade 王
- Category radical
- 文 script
- Visual structure
- 王 + 文
HSK words with 斑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.