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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 characterSources & editorial notes
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Original source entry:
指事 指事 [zhi3 shi4] /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/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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