Chinese–English
六书
liù shū · liu shu
Traditional 六書
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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)
How to write
Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.
Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.
Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.