When the formation data identifies 氏 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
氏
Radical 83 of 214 · 4 strokes
Clan
shì
Unicode uses 氏 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is clan, family; mister. 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.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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民míncitizens, subjects; a nation's peopleDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a line going into the eye. Relation to current meaning unclear.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 氏 clan
- Visual structure
- 巳 + 戈
HSK words with 民10 words in this course
氏shìclan, family; maiden nameDetails+
formation note
Formation: Pictograph of a man bowing down.
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon- Category radical
- 氏 clan
- Visual structure
- Not available
HSK words with 氏1 word in this course
氓mángpeople, subjects, vassalsDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 民 represents the meaning and 亡 represents the sound.
- 民Semantic componentpeople; citizen; nationality
- 亡Phonetic componentdie; flee
- Category radical
- 氏 clan
- Visual structure
- 亡 + 民
HSK words with 氓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.