When the formation data identifies 爪 / 爫 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
爪
Radical 87 of 214 · 4 strokes
Claw
zhǎo · forms 爪 / 爫
Unicode uses 爪 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is claw, nail, talon; animal feet. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
3 course characters25 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
3 course characters
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爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affectionDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Simplified form of 愛.
- 旡Phonetic componentchoke
- 友Semantic componentfriend
- Category radical
- 爫 claw
- Visual structure
- 爫 + 冖 + 友
HSK words with 爱13 words in this course
爬páto climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creepDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 爪 represents the meaning and 巴 represents the sound.
- 爪Semantic component(hand); claw; paw; foot
- 巴Phonetic componentto cling to
- Category radical
- 爪 claw
- Visual structure
- 爪 + 巴
HSK words with 爬1 word in this course
爭zhēngto dispute, to fight, to contend, to striveDetails+
pictographic formation
Formation: Pictograph of multiple hands grabbing at the same object.
- 又Pictographic component(hand); again
- 又Pictographic component(hand); again
- ◎Pictographic componentcharacterless component
- Category radical
- 爫 claw
- Visual structure
- 爫 + 彐 + 亅
HSK words with 爭11 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.