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===Traditional classification===

===Traditional classification===

{{See also|Chinese character classification#Traditional classification}}

{{See also|Chinese character classification#Traditional Shuowen Jiezi classification}}

In [[Shuowen Jiezi]], [[Xu Shen]] proposed six categories ({{zhi|t=六書|s=六书|p=liùshū}}) of Chinese characters, including{{sfn|Qiu|2013|pp=102–108}}

In [[Shuowen Jiezi]], [[Xu Shen]] proposed six categories ({{zhi|t=六書|s=六书|p=liùshū}}) of Chinese characters, including{{sfn|Qiu|2013|pp=102–108}}

===Modern classification===

===Modern classification===

{{See also|Chinese character classification}}

The traditional ''liushu'' presupposed that every internal component, usually called ''[[pianpang]]'' (偏旁), can either represent the sound or meaning of the character. But, after the long evolution of the Chinese writing systems, quite a few components can no longer effectively play the roles and have become pure form components, or pure signs. From the internal structure point of view, modern Chinese characters are composed of semantic components ({{zhi|t=義符|s=义符|p=yìfú}}), phonetic components ({{zhi|c=音符|p=yīnfú}}) and pure form components ({{zhi|s=记号|t=記號|p=jìhào}}). And they have formed seven categories of modern Chinese characters:{{sfn|Yin|Wang|2007|pp=97–100}}{{sfn|Su|2014|pp=102–111}}

The traditional ''liushu'' presupposed that every internal component, usually called ''[[pianpang]]'' (偏旁), can either represent the sound or meaning of the character. But, after the long evolution of the Chinese writing systems, quite a few components can no longer effectively play the roles and have become pure form components, or pure signs. From the internal structure point of view, modern Chinese characters are composed of semantic components ({{zhi|t=義符|s=义符|p=yìfú}}), phonetic components ({{zhi|c=音符|p=yīnfú}}) and pure form components ({{zhi|s=记号|t=記號|p=jìhào}}). And they have formed seven categories of modern Chinese characters:{{sfn|Yin|Wang|2007|pp=97–100}}{{sfn|Su|2014|pp=102–111}}

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