六书 (六書)
liù shū
Pinyin

Definition

六书 (六書)
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liù shū
  1. 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)

liù
  1. 1 six
  2. 2 6
sān shí liù jì
  1. 1 The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
  2. 2 all the possible schemes and stratagems
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
wǔ yán liù sè
  1. 1 multi-colored
  2. 2 every color under the sun
liù shí
  1. 1 sixty
  2. 2 60

Idioms (10)

三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
三茶六饭
sān chá liù fàn
  1. 1 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
  2. 2 to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned