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+ 說文 说文 [Shuo1 wen1] /Shuowen, the original Han dynasty dictionary by Xu Shen T:許慎|S:许慎, full title Shuowen Jiezi T:說文解字|S:说文解字/

+ 說文解字 说文解字 [Shuo1 wen1 jie3 zi4] /Shuowen, the original Han dynasty dictionary by Xu Shen T:許慎|S:许慎/

+ 許慎 许慎 [Xu3 Shen4] /Xu Shen (d. 147 AD) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 说文解字/

+ 說文解字註 说文解字注 [Shuo1 wen1 jie3 zi4] /commentaries on Shuowen by Xu Xuan T:徐鉉|S:徐铉/

+ 徐鉉 徐铉 [Xu2 Xuan4] /Xu Xuan (d. 991), author of commentaries on Shuowen T:說文解字註|S:说文解字注/

+ 六書 六书 [liu4 shu1] /Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen T:說文|S:说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: T:會意|S:会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|S:形声 (radical plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), T:轉註|S:转注 (transfer)/the Six Classics T:六經|S:六经/

+ 獨體字 独体字 [du2 ti3 zi4] /a primary (independently formed) character - i.e. a pictogram 象形 or ideogram 指事/

+ 合體字 合体字 [he2 ti3 zi4] /a Chinese character formed by combining existing elements - i.e a combined ideogram T:會意|S:会意 or radical plus phonetic 形聲|S:形声/

+ 象形字 象形字 [xiang4 xing2 zi4] /pictogram (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese character derived from a picture/sometimes called hieroglyph/

+ 象形 象形 [xiang4 xing2] /pictogram/one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters/Chinese character derived from a picture/sometimes called hieroglyph/

+ 指事字 指事字 [zhi3 shi4 zi4] /ideogram (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down/also known as self-explanatory character/

+ 指事 指事 [zhi3 shi4] /ideogram (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down/also known as self-explanatory character/

+ 會意字 会意字 [hui4 yi4 zi4] /combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements/also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds/

+ 會意 会意 [hui4 yi4] /combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements/also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds/

+ 形聲字 形声字 [xing2 sheng1 zi4] /radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character/

+ 形声 形声 [xing2 sheng1] /radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character/

+ 假借字 假借字 [jia3 jie4 zi4] /loan character (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/character acquiring meanings by phonetic association/also called phonetic loan/

+ 假借 假借 [jia3 jie4] /loan character (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/character acquiring meanings by phonetic association/also called phonetic loan/

+ 轉註字 转注字 [zhuan3 zhu4 zi4] /transfer character (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/character with meanings influenced by other words/sometimes called mutually explanatory character/

+ 轉註 转注 [zhuan3 zhu4] /transfer character (one of the Six Methods T:六書|S:六书 of forming Chinese characters)/character with meanings influenced by other words/sometimes called mutually explanatory character/

+ 拼音文字 拼音文字 [pin1 yin1 wen2 zi4] /phonetic alphabet/alphabetic writing system/

+ 表意 表意 [biao3 yi4] /to express meaning/ideographic/