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Creation and use of Han characters

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	\|a character where concrete objects are depicted in pictorial form		\|a character where concrete objects are depicted in pictorial form
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	* 日		# 日
	* 月		# 月
	* 山		# 山
	* 水		# 水
	\|		\|
	* sun		# sun
	* moon		# moon
	* mountain		# mountain
	* water		# water
	\|		\|
	* shape of a sun		# shape of a sun
	* shape of a crescent moon		# shape of a crescent moon
	* shape of a mountain		# shape of a mountain
	* shape of a water stream		# shape of a water stream
	\|-		\|-
	\|simple ideographs [指事字]		\|simple ideographs [指事字]
	\|a character where abstract ideas are depicted in pictorial form		\|a character where abstract ideas are depicted in pictorial form
	\|		\|
	* 上		# 上
	* 下		# 下
	* 本		# 本
	* 末		# 末
	\|		\|
	* above		# above
	* below		# below
	* root, origin		# root, origin
	* tip, end		# tip, end
	\|		\|
	* a line above another line		# a line above another line
	* a line below another line		# a line below another line
	* root of a tree		# root of a tree
	* apex of a tree		# apex of a tree
	\|-		\|-
	\|compound ideographs [會意字]		\|compound ideographs [會意字]
	\|a character consisting of two or more semantic components		\|a character consisting of two or more semantic components
	\|		\|
	* 武		# 武
	* 信		# 信
	* 采		# 采
	* 比		# 比
	\|		\|
	* martial		# martial
	* message, trust		# message, trust
	* pick		# pick
	* compare		# compare
	\|		\|
	* a dagger-axe and a foot		# a dagger-axe and a foot
	* a person with a speech		# a person with a speech
	* a palm over a bush		# a palm over a bush
	* two persons side by side		# two persons side by side
	\|-		\|-
	\|phono-semantic compounds [形聲字]		\|phono-semantic compounds [形聲字]
	\|a character consisting of a phonetic and a semantic components		\|a character consisting of a phonetic and a semantic components
	\|		\|
	* 時		# 時
	* 場		# 場
	* 銀		# 銀
	* 動		# 動
	\|		\|
	* season, time		# season, time
	* place		# place
	* silver		# silver
	* move		# move
	\|		\|
	* a sun and the reading of the word “office, temple”		# a sun and the reading of the word “office, temple”
	* a soil and the reading of the word “sunlight”		# a soil and the reading of the word “sunlight”
	* a metal and the reading of the word “blunt”		# a metal and the reading of the word “blunt”
	* the reading of the word “heavy” and a force		# the reading of the word “heavy” and a force
	\|}		\|}

GrimPixel: /* Components of a character */

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Components of a character

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	Those components are written one by one from left to right, from top to bottom, in order to make the character look good.		Those components are written one by one from left to right, from top to bottom, in order to make the character look good.

	The components used for indexing in a dictionary are called radicals [部首]. In some cases, a character may be assigned multiple radicals. ''Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters'' [《說文解字》] and ''Kāngxī Dictionary'' [《康熙字典》] published in c. 100 and 1716 are two of the most authoritative dictionaries, where [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Shuowen_Jiezi_radicals 540] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangxi_radicals 214] radicals are listed.		The components used for indexing in a dictionary are called radicals [部首]. In some cases, a character may be assigned multiple radicals. ''Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters'' [《說文解字》] in small seal script and ''Kāngxī Dictionary'' [《康熙字典》] in regular script published in c. 100 and 1716 are two of the most authoritative dictionaries, where [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Shuowen_Jiezi_radicals 540] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangxi_radicals 214] radicals are listed.

	The compositions of a characters are the followings:		The compositions of a characters are the followings:

GrimPixel: /* Creation and use of Han characters */

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Creation and use of Han characters

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	In practice, there is also a rare category: phonetic compounds [會音字].		In practice, there is also a rare category: phonetic compounds [會音字].

	There may be multiple variants for a character. ~~Among which one of them~~ is chosen as the standard ~~form~~ in an orthography. An example is 龜 `tortoise`:		There may be multiple variants for a character. A form is chosen as the standard one in an orthography. An example is 龜 `tortoise`:

	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg/960px-Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg.png		https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg/960px-Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg.png

GrimPixel: /* Strokes of a character */

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Strokes of a character

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	A compound stroke [複合筆畫] is a stroke that is combined by multiple basic strokes. They can be defined differently by different approaches. For example:		A compound stroke [複合筆畫] is a stroke that is combined by multiple basic strokes. They can be defined differently by different approaches. For example:

	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/CJK_37_Strokes_%288%2B29%29.png/~~500px~~-CJK_37_Strokes_%288%2B29%29.png		https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/CJK_37_Strokes_%288%2B29%29.png/960px-CJK_37_Strokes_%288%2B29%29.png

	The character 永 `eternal` has all eight traditional basic strokes, so it is often used to practice calligraphy.		The character 永 `eternal` has all eight traditional basic strokes, so it is often used to practice calligraphy.

GrimPixel: /* Strokes of a character */

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	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/CJK_37_Strokes_%288%2B29%29.png/500px-CJK_37_Strokes_%288%2B29%29.png		https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/CJK_37_Strokes_%288%2B29%29.png/500px-CJK_37_Strokes_%288%2B29%29.png

	The character 永 has all eight traditional basic strokes, so it is often used to practice calligraphy.		The character 永 `eternal` has all eight traditional basic strokes, so it is often used to practice calligraphy.

	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/8_strokes_of_%E6%B0%B8-zh.svg/500px-8_strokes_of_%E6%B0%B8-zh.svg.png		https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/8_strokes_of_%E6%B0%B8-zh.svg/500px-8_strokes_of_%E6%B0%B8-zh.svg.png

GrimPixel: /* Creation and use of Han characters */

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Creation and use of Han characters

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	In practice, there is also a rare category: phonetic compounds [會音字].		In practice, there is also a rare category: phonetic compounds [會音字].

	There may be multiple variants for a character. Among which one of them is chosen as the standard form in an orthography:		There may be multiple variants for a character. Among which one of them is chosen as the standard form in an orthography. An example is 龜 `tortoise`:

	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg/960px-Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg.png		https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg/960px-Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg.png

GrimPixel: /* Creation and use of Han characters */

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Creation and use of Han characters

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	In practice, there is ~~an additional~~ category: phonetic compounds [會音字].		They can be found at [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Han_characters_by_formation_type Wiktionary Category:Han characters by formation type].

			In practice, there is also a rare category: phonetic compounds [會音字].

			There may be multiple variants for a character. Among which one of them is chosen as the standard form in an orthography:

	~~They can be found at [~~https://en.~~wiktionary~~.org/~~wiki~~/~~Category:Han_characters_by_formation_type Wiktionary Category:Han characters by formation type]~~.		https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg/960px-Variants_of_Kangxi_radical_213_%27turtle%27.svg.png

	A character may be used differently than its original use. In some cases, the meaning of a character is diverted and a new character is created to bear that original meaning; in some other cases, a character is used to represent a homophone intentionally. There are disputes over those cases on how to classify them.		A character may be used differently than its original use. In some cases, the meaning of a character is diverted and a new character is created to bear that original meaning; in some other cases, a character is used to represent a homophone intentionally. There are disputes over those cases on how to classify them.

GrimPixel: /* Creation and use of Han characters */

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	In practice, there is an additional category: phonetic compounds [會音字]~~, which are seen in Vietnamese Han characters~~.		In practice, there is an additional category: phonetic compounds [會音字].

	They can be found at [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Han_characters_by_formation_type Wiktionary Category:Han characters by formation type].		They can be found at [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Han_characters_by_formation_type Wiktionary Category:Han characters by formation type].

GrimPixel: /* Evolution of Han script */

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Evolution of Han script

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	There are website for searching characters:		There are website for searching characters:
	* https://www.wiktionary.org/ [Wiktionary]		* [https://www.wiktionary.org/ Wiktionary]
	* [https://zi.tools/ 字統网]		* [https://zi.tools/ 字統网]
	* [https://hanziyuan.net/ 字源]		* [https://hanziyuan.net/ 字源]

GrimPixel: /* Strokes of a character */

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Strokes of a character

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	The character 永 has all eight traditional basic strokes, so it is often used to practice calligraphy.		The character 永 has all eight traditional basic strokes, so it is often used to practice calligraphy.

	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/8_strokes_of_%E6%B0%B8-zh.svg/~~600px~~-8_strokes_of_%E6%B0%B8-zh.svg.png		https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/8_strokes_of_%E6%B0%B8-zh.svg/500px-8_strokes_of_%E6%B0%B8-zh.svg.png

	== Components of a character ==		== Components of a character ==