六書
象形: uses lines or drawings to depict the shape of the object it's expressing.
ex: 月﹐ 日﹐雲﹐ 雨﹐ 門
指事: drawing things in a more abstract way (for example, in the character
meaning "up," 上, "一" represents the baseline, and the lines above it
indicate that the object is above the baseline.
ex: 上﹐ 下﹐ 凶﹐ 三﹐ 刀
會意: uses two or more characters to express the meaning of the given character.
ex: 男﹐ 酒﹐ 解﹐ 鳴﹐ 返
形聲: consists of two parts: one part for the meaning, one part for the
sound.
ex: 櫻﹐ 藍﹐ 齒﹐ 們﹐ 嗎
轉注: words that mean the same thing; they either have the same defining
component (部首) or sound.
ex: 老, 考, 祝, 瑩, 齋
假借: borrows a word or a part of a word for the meaning of a new word.
ex: 然, 午, 乎, 莫, 且
ex: 月﹐ 日﹐雲﹐ 雨﹐ 門
指事: drawing things in a more abstract way (for example, in the character
meaning "up," 上, "一" represents the baseline, and the lines above it
indicate that the object is above the baseline.
ex: 上﹐ 下﹐ 凶﹐ 三﹐ 刀
會意: uses two or more characters to express the meaning of the given character.
ex: 男﹐ 酒﹐ 解﹐ 鳴﹐ 返
形聲: consists of two parts: one part for the meaning, one part for the
sound.
ex: 櫻﹐ 藍﹐ 齒﹐ 們﹐ 嗎
轉注: words that mean the same thing; they either have the same defining
component (部首) or sound.
ex: 老, 考, 祝, 瑩, 齋
假借: borrows a word or a part of a word for the meaning of a new word.
ex: 然, 午, 乎, 莫, 且