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合體字 合体字 [he2 ti3 zi4] /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/ 6954 1
會意 会意 [hui4 yi4] /combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements/also known as joint ideogram or associative compound/to comprehend without being told explicitly/to cotton on/knowing (smile, glance etc)/ 1840 1
六書 六书 [liu4 shu1] /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)/ 5807 1

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