Chinese Character List organized by each character internal arrangement.
Categorizing characters based on the way the components are arranged inside them.
List by composition type
A Chinese character list organized by composition types categorizes characters based on their structural components.
Organizing Chinese characters by composition types can help learners understand the structure and logic behind character formation, as well as provide insights into the historical development of the writing system. Studying characters in this way can enhance one's ability to recognize, remember, and use Chinese characters effectively.
How are the components arranged in each character.
- 一 Graphical primitive, non composition (second character is always a deformed version of another character)
- 吅 Horizontal composition (when repetition, the second character is deformed)
- 吕 Vertical composition (when repetition, the second character is deformed)
- 回 Inclusion of the second character inside the first (门, 囗, 匚...)
- 咒 Vertical composition, the top part being a repetition.
- 弼 Horizontal composition of three, the third being the repetition of the first.
- 品 Repetition of three.
- 叕 Repetition of four.
- 冖 Vertical composition, separated by "冖".
- + Graphical superposition or addition.