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Radical 95 of 214 · 5 strokes

Profound

xuán

Unicode uses as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is deep, profound, abstruse; Kangxi radical 95. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.

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Semantic role

When the formation data identifies 玄 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.

Phonetic role

Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.

Radical classification

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to command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion玄 radicalHSK 56 extra strokesDetails
pictographic formation

Formation: Pictograph of a rope (系) surrounded by four dots. Originally depicted a type of rope. The meaning later shifted to "lead".

  • Pictographic componentsystem; link; connection
  • Role unclearcharacterless component
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
profound
Visual structure
亠 + 幺 + 十

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.