When the formation data identifies 殳 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
殳
Radical 79 of 214 · 4 strokes
Weapon
shū
Unicode uses 殳 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is name of old weapon; kill; rad. 79. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
9 course characters15 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
9 course characters
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段duànsection, piece, divisionDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a hand holding a forging hammer (殳) and hitting a stone (石). Based on the original meaning "forge", now written as 鍛. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- 石Pictographic componentstone; rock
- 殳Pictographic componentspear
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 殳
HSK words with 段3 words in this course
殺shāto kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurtDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Depicts a person being impaled in the head (杀) with a spear (殳).
- 杀Pictographic componentkill; murder
- 殳Pictographic componentspear
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 杀 + 殳
HSK words with 殺2 words in this course
殴ōuto hit, to beat, to fight with fistsDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 殳 represents the meaning and 区 represents the sound. Simplified form of 毆.
- 殳Semantic componentspear
- 区Phonetic componentarea; region
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 区 + 殳
HSK words with 殴1 word in this course
殼kécasing, husk, shellDetails+
formation note
Formation: Origin unclear.
- 壳Role unclearshell; crust
- 殳Role unclearspear
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 壳 + 殳
HSK words with 殼1 word in this course
殿diànhall; palace; templeDetails+
dictionary category
Dictionary relationship: Unicode indexes this character under 殳 “weapon.” The modern meaning connection may be indirect or historical.
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 尸 + 共 + 殳
HSK words with 殿1 word in this course
毀huǐto damage, to ruin; to defame, to slanderDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Depicts beating a child (兒) into the ground (土) with a weapon (殳).
- 兒Pictographic componentchild
- 土Pictographic componentearth; dirt
- 殳Pictographic componentspear
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 臼 + 土 + 殳
HSK words with 毀2 words in this course
毁huǐto damage, to ruin; to defame, to slanderDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Simplified form of 毀. Depicts beating a child (兒) into the ground (土) with a weapon (殳).
- 兒Pictographic componentchild
- 土Pictographic componentearth; dirt
- 殳Pictographic componentspear
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 臼 + 工 + 殳
HSK words with 毁2 words in this course
毆ōuto hit, to beat, to fight with fistsDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 殳 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound.
- 殳Semantic componentspear
- 區Phonetic componentarea; region
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 區 + 殳
HSK words with 毆1 word in this course
毅yìdecisive, firm, resoluteDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Semantic–phonetic formation: 殳 contributes the broad semantic category “tool”; 豙 contributes the historical pronunciation.
- Category radical
- 殳 weapon
- Visual structure
- 豙 + 殳
HSK words with 毅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.