六书 (六書)
liù shū
Pinyin
Definition
六书 (六書)
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- 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)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 six
- 2 6
- 1 The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
- 2 all the possible schemes and stratagems
- 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
- 1 multi-colored
- 2 every color under the sun
- 1 sixty
- 2 60
Idioms (10)
三姑六婆
- 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
三百六十行
- 1 all walks of life (idiom)
- 2 every trade
三茶六饭
- 1 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
- 2 to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
三头六臂
- 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
- 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
- 3 a being of formidable powers
六神无主
- 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
- 2 distracted
- 3 stunned