象形字
象形字
xiàng xíng zì
pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character derived from a picture; sometimes called hieroglyph
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Definitions
- pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- Chinese character derived from a picture
- sometimes called hieroglyph
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Related Words
象形(xiàng xíng)· pictogram
→假借(jiǎ jiè)· to make use of
→假借字(jiǎ jiè zì)· loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 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)
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