[六书 / 六書, liù shūㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨ] 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#94942