03 independent characters(2)
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Kapittel 03 Independent characters (2)
- Indicative characters
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zhǐ shì zì• Indicative characters ( 指 事 字 ), which are also
called “simple ideograms”, express abstract meanings by simple symbols.
• Characters of this sort either add indicators to pictographs to make new meanings, or illustrate abstract concepts directly.
• The indicative characters are much fewer in number than the pictograms.
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• In the examples below, low numerals are represented by the appropriate number of strokes:
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shàng xiàIn the characters "上 "and "下 ", an iconic indication above and below a line is used to express the directions “up” and “down”.
shàng上 Up
xià下 Down
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běn mòIn "本"(root) and "末"(treetop),a short string
underneath and a short string upside are respectively used to indicate the positions of a root and treetop.
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zhōng 中 middle, centre
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dà大 big
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xiǎo 小 small
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tài太 too,excessively
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tiān 天 sky,day
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yán 言 speech, word
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huí 回 circle,return
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Takk for i dag!
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běn
本 root
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mò末 top of tree - apex