象形字

zoeng6 jing4 zi6

pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) · Chinese character derived from a picture · sometimes called hieroglyph

Meanings

  1. pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
  2. Chinese character derived from a picture
  3. sometimes called hieroglyph

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