zhuǎn​zhù​zì

mutually explanatory character

Senses

转注字/ 轉注字 zhuǎn​zhù​zì mutually explanatory character

One of the six categories of Chinese characters 六书 liù​shū, referring to characters with related meanings and often the same etymological root that are used to explain each other in ancient dictionaries

转注字/ 轉注字 zhuǎn​zhù​zì extended meaning

An extended or derivative meaning of a character

References

see 转注字/轉注字 六书/六書