会意字
会意字
huì yì zì
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds
Traditional: 會意字
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Definitions
- combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements
- also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds
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Related Words
会意(huì yì)— combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters)
→六书(liù shū)— Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
→合体字(hé tǐ zì)— a Chinese character formed by combining existing elements - i.e. a combined ideogram 會意|会意 or radical plus phonetic 形聲|形声
→形声(xíng shēng)— ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
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HSK & Exam Info
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