What do you mean by combining Chinese characters?

The meaning of a compound word: it is a word synthesized by two or more independent words.

Combinatorial character

Hetai

Foreign name

Multi-component character

frequently-used

Words and phrases

trait

The meaning is exactly the same as the original sentence of the original word, and at the same time it can't make people ambiguous.

History of combined characters

Its origin can be traced back to the runes used by monarchs to convey orders or summon troops in the pre-Qin period. Usually, several seal characters are combined, carved on bamboo pieces or wooden boards, and then cut in half, each side holding half, to test the authenticity.

In the Han dynasty, when Taoism prevailed, this technique was borrowed by Taoism into the so-called fu biography, which was called "Wen Fu". Since the end of the Song Dynasty, compound words have evolved from Taoist symbols to a way for people to express their desire to avoid evil and seek happiness.

We can see the combination of "12,000 gold" and "the way to make money" in Lian Bi in Qing Dynasty.

Types of combined characters

1. Displays the meaning of the word from the two parts of the combination.

For example, the word "cut" from people to Ge is to cut people with Ge; The word "take" comes from the ear again, which means to catch a person; The word "Hugh" means that people lean against trees. This kind of writing is called literacy in philology.

2. Two words are combined, one is meaning and the other is pronunciation.

For example, "river" is the name of water, which can be heard from the water; The word "Zhang" refers to the bow, from which the sound is very long; The word "Jing" refers to latitude and longitude, from sound; The word "ball" refers to the jade ball, which seeks sound. This kind of writing is called pictophonetic character in philology.