liù​shū

six methods

  • updated sense approved 六书/六書 · liù​shū · six methods

    六书 / 六書

    liù​shū

    six methods

    Six methods of forming Chinese characters according to the Han dictionary Shuowen Jiezi: pictograms (象形), ideograms (指事), combined ideograms (會意), phono-semantic compounds (形聲), loan characters (假借), and derivative characters (轉注). Six methods of forming Chinese characters according to the Han dictionary Shuowen Jiezi: pictograms ([[象形|象形|xiang4 xing2]]), ideograms ([[指事|指事|zhi3 shi4]]), combined ideograms ([[会意|會意|hui4 yi4]]), phono-semantic compounds ([[形声|形聲|xing2 sheng1]]), loan characters ([[假借|假借|jia3 jie4]]), and derivative characters ([[转注|轉注|zhuan3 zhu4]]).

    “六书”是古代学者总结的汉字造字和用字规律。

    noun

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 六书/六書 · liù​shū · six methods

    六书 / 六書

    liù​shū

    six methods

    Six methods of forming Chinese characters according to the Han dictionary Shuowen Jiezi: pictograms (象形), ideograms (指事), combined ideograms (會意), phono-semantic compounds (形聲), loan characters (假借), and derivative characters (轉注).

    “六书”是古代学者总结的汉字造字和用字规律。

    noun

    created sense