zhuǎn
zhù

technical
noun

Meaning of 转注

转注 means one of the Six Categories of Chinese Characters; mutually explanatory characters; mutual glossing. Pronounced zhuǎn zhù.

  • one of the Six Categories of Chinese Characters; mutually explanatory characters; mutual glossing

Definitions & Examples

Zhuǎn
zhù
shì
liù
shū
zhī
 
zhǐ
de
shì
xiāng
tóng
de
xiāng
jiě
shì
 

Zhuanzhu is one of the Six Scripts, referring to characters with the same meaning that can explain each other.

Lǎo
Kǎo
shì
zhuǎn
zhù
de
diǎn
xíng
zi
 

'Lao' and 'Kao' are typical examples of mutually explanatory characters.

Qīng
dài
xué
zhě
Dài
Zhèn
Duàn
cái
rèn
wéi
zhuǎn
zhù
jiù
shì
xùn
 

Qing Dynasty scholars Dai Zhen and Duan Yucai believed that zhuanzhu refers to mutual glossing.

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