according to jisho, the radical for 科 is 禾, but 斗 is also a radical. is this just another case of a radical also being a kanji? people always say there is only ever one radical in a kanji and everything else is a component, so i'm guessing that's the situation here, but i just wanna be sure.
also, wiktionary says 科 is both a phono-semantic compound and an ideogrammic compound. is it common to be both? i was under the impression that they sort of cancel each other out but i'm still learning about kanji origins.
and with 禾 being the radical, i'm trying to figure out how that contributes to the overall meaning of sort, class, grade, division, etc. any thoughts?
by onestbeaux