会かい意い

noun

compound ideograph; character formed by combining meaningful components

Technical term in Chinese character classification (六書). Refers to characters whose meaning is derived from the combination of their semantic components, e.g., 休 (person + tree → rest).

See also: 六書

• 「休きゅう」は会かい意い文も字じで、人ひとが木きのそばにいる様よう子すから「やすむ」という意い味みを表あらわす。

  「休」 is a compound ideograph, representing 'rest' from the image of a person beside a tree.