Entries for historically-related Lexical Units which are homophones and share significant semantic component ( i . e ., meanings ) are grouped into larger units called " vocables, " thereby acknowledging polysemy while maintaining the distinct status of the independent items in question.
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*Thanks, can anyone give an example of a common Chinese character that, in dictionaries, is listed under a " radical " that is a phonetic rather than semantic component of the character ? talk ) 17 : 40, 16 August 2011 ( UTC)
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In the case of intentional, conscious innovation, speakers have to pass several levels of a word-finding or name-giving process : ( 1 ) analysis of the specific features of the concept, ( 2 ) onomasiological level ( where the semantic components for the naming units are selected [ " naming in a more abstract sense " ] ), ( 3 ) the onomatological level ( where the concrete morphemes are selected [ " naming in a more concrete sense " ] ).
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When used as the abbreviated radical form of �� " y?" " city " ( as in �� " dk " " metropolis ", also read " dMu " " all " ) this component appears on the right side of a character, but when used as the abbreviated radical form of ?" f?" " mound, hill " ( as in x?" l?" " land " ) it appears on the left . However, there are regularities in the positioning of radicals within most characters, depending on their function : semantic components tend to appear on the top or on the left side of the character; similarly, phonetic components tend to appear on the right side of the character or at its bottom.
