| 会意 | [huì yì, ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ, 会 意 / 會 意] 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, See also: 六書, 六书 #30,415 [Add to Longdo] |
| 六书 | [liù shū, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨ, 六 书 / 六 書] 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 (radical plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借, See also: 說文, 说文, 象形, 指事, 會意, 会意, 形聲, 形声, 假借, 轉註, 转注, 六經, 六经 #94,942 [Add to Longdo] |
| 合体字 | [hé tǐ zì, ㄏㄜˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ, 合 体 字 / 合 體 字] 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, See also: 會意, 会意, 形聲, 形声 [Add to Longdo] |
| 指事 | [zhǐ shì, ㄓˇ ㄕˋ, 指 事] ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character, See also: 六書, 六书 [Add to Longdo] |
| 指事字 | [zhǐ shì zì, ㄓˇ ㄕˋ ㄗˋ, 指 事 字] ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character, See also: 六書, 六书 [Add to Longdo] |
| 会意字 | [huì yì zì, ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ ㄗˋ, 会 意 字 / 會 意 字] 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, See also: 六書, 六书 [Add to Longdo] |
| 独体字 | [dú tǐ zì, ㄉㄨˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ, 独 体 字 / 獨 體 字] a primary (independently formed) character - i.e. a pictogram 象形 or ideogram 指事, See also: 象形, 指事 [Add to Longdo] |