When the formation data identifies 玄 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
Profound
xuán
Unicode uses 玄 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.
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
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率lǜto command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportionDetails+
Formation: Pictograph of a rope (系) surrounded by four dots. Originally depicted a type of rope. The meaning later shifted to "lead".
- 系Pictographic componentsystem; link; connection
- ◎Role unclearcharacterless component
- Category radical
- 玄 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.