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Meaning of 六书

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liù shū (Trad.: 六書)
Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 会意 (combined ideogram), 形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 转注 (transfer)
Example Sentences
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In ancient China, Chinese characters were made according to six categories.
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Introduce character-making principles and six categories of Chinese characters.
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Fourth, explaining the principle about Liushu and shuowen.
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There will be a briefing book six but very creative and dynamic websites.
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"Liu-Shu" theory is a system of theories on Chinese characters structure, which was established by the scholar in the Han Dynasty.