| 会意 | [huì yì, ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ, 会意 / 會意] combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds |
| 会意字 | [huì yì zì, ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ ㄗˋ, 会意字 / 會意字] combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements; also known as joint ideogram or associative compounds |
| 指事 | [zhǐ shì, ㄓˇ ㄕˋ, 指事] ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character |
| 指事字 | [zhǐ shì zì, ㄓˇ ㄕˋ ㄗˋ, 指事字] ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down; also known as self-explanatory character |
| 六书 | [liù shū, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨ, 六书 / 六書] 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 (radical plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 |