六书
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)
Traditional: 六書
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- 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)
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Related Words
形声(xíng shēng)— ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
→会意(huì yì)— combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters)
→会意字(huì yì zì)— combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
→形声字(xíng shēng zì)— radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
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