When the formation data identifies 歹 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
歹
Radical 78 of 214 · 4 strokes
Death
dǎi
Unicode uses 歹 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is bad, vicious, depraved, wicked. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
7 course characters18 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
7 course characters
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死sǐdead; death; impassable, inflexibleDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Depicts the carcass (歹) of a person (人).
- 歹Pictographic componentbad; evil
- 人Pictographic componentperson
- Category radical
- 歹 death
- Visual structure
- 歹 + 匕
HSK words with 死2 words in this course
殊shūdifferent, special, unusualDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 朱 represents the sound.
- 歹Semantic componentbad; evil
- 朱Phonetic componentred pigment (vermilion)
- Category radical
- 歹 death
- Visual structure
- 歹 + 朱
HSK words with 殊2 words in this course
歹dǎicorpse; death; evil, depraved, wickedDetails+
formation note
Formation: Origin unclear. Possibly represents remnants from a carcass.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 歹 death
- Visual structure
- 一 + 夕
HSK words with 歹1 word in this course
殃yāngmisfortune, disaster, calamityDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound.
- 歹Semantic componentbad; evil
- 央Phonetic componentbeg; finish; middle
- Category radical
- 歹 death
- Visual structure
- 歹 + 央
HSK words with 殃1 word in this course
残cánto injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incompleteDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Simplified form of 殘. Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.
- 歹Semantic componentbad; evil
- 戔Phonetic componentnarrow; small
- Category radical
- 歹 death
- Visual structure
- 歹 + 戋
HSK words with 残5 words in this course
殘cánto injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incompleteDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.
- 歹Semantic componentbad; evil
- 戔Phonetic componentnarrow; small
- Category radical
- 歹 death
- Visual structure
- 歹 + 戔
HSK words with 殘5 words in this course
殖zhíto breed, to spawn; to grow, to prosperDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 直 represents the sound.
- 歹Semantic componentbad; evil
- 直Phonetic componentstraight
- Category radical
- 歹 death
- Visual structure
- 歹 + 直
HSK words with 殖2 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.