When the formation data identifies 爿 / 丬 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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Semantic role Phonetic role Radical classification
爿
Radical 90 of 214 · 4 strokes
Half tree trunk
pán · forms 爿 / 丬
Unicode uses 爿 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is half of tree trunk; Kangxi radical 90. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.
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牆qiángwallDetails+
semantic–phonetic
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 爿 represents the meaning and 嗇 represents the sound.
- 爿Semantic componentpiece of wood
- 嗇Phonetic componentstingy
- Category radical
- 爿 half tree trunk
- Visual structure
- 爿 + 嗇
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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.