When the formation data identifies 亠 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
亠
Radical 8 of 214 · 2 strokes
Lid
tóu
Unicode uses 亠 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is head; Kangxi radical 8. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
9 course characters44 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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京jīngcapital cityDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a tall building. Similar to 高. Based on the original meaning "high place". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "capital city".
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 亠 + 口 + 小
HSK words with 京2 words in this course
亮liàngbright, brilliant, radiant, lightDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 人 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound. Depicts a person (人) in a high place (京).
- 人Semantic componentperson
- 京Phonetic component(high place); capital city
- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 亠 + 口 + 冖 + 几
HSK words with 亮4 words in this course
交jiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mixDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a person standing with crossed legs, conveying the meaning "to cross".
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 六 + 乂
HSK words with 交15 words in this course
亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut treeDetails+
formation note
Formation: Simplified form of 親. Phonosemantic compound. 見 represents the meaning and 辛 represents the sound. The 木 (wood) component was added later for unknown reasons, possibly to match the character 新. The traditional component 見 was removed for simplification.
- 辛Phonetic componenthard; laborious; suffering
- 木Role unclearwood; tree
- 見Removed in simplifiedsee
- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 立 + 一 + 小
- Also indexed under
- 立 stand
HSK words with 亲8 words in this course
产chǎnto give birth, to bring forth, to produceDetails+
formation note
Formation: Simplified form of 產. Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 彥 represents the sound. The traditional component 生 was removed for simplification.
- 生Removed in simplifiedbe born; life
- 彦Phonetic componentaccomplished; elegant
- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 亠 + 丷 + 厂
- Also indexed under
- 立 stand
HSK words with 产10 words in this course
享xiǎngto share; to enjoy; to benefit fromDetails+
formation note
Formation: Originally a pictograph of a temple or a shrine. The meaning later shifted to "festive" and "enjoy".
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 亠 + 口 + 子
HSK words with 享1 word in this course
亡wángdeath, destruction; to lose; to perishDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of the tip of a knife blade.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 亠
HSK words with 亡2 words in this course
亦yìalso, too; likewiseDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of a person, with two dots at the armpits. Based on the original meaning "armpit", now written as 腋. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- 大Pictographic componentbig
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 亠
HSK words with 亦1 word in this course
亭tíngpavilion; erectDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 京 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
- 京Semantic component(high place); capital city
- 丁Phonetic componentrobust
- Category radical
- 亠 lid
- Visual structure
- 亠 + 口 + 冖 + 丁
HSK words with 亭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.