六书

六书六書 liù shū ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨ luk6 syu1

Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 说文 (說文) - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 会意 (會意) (combined ideogram), 形声 (形聲) (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 转注 (轉注) (transfer)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 六 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

六 radical 八 = 亠八
书 radical 丨 = 丨