<p>Not a list (and only kind-of machine parseable): <a href="http://chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&amp;characterInput=%E5%95%A5" rel="nofollow">http://chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&amp;characterInput=%E5%95%A5</a></p>

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Thanks - let me try to figure it out. This could be good. -唐納文
Tang Nawen
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<p>I strongly recommend an online dictionary <a href="http://www.zdic.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">汉典</a>.
It may be the most professional online Chinese dictionary even for native speakers.</p>

<p>For every entry, you can refer to the section "字形分析" to know the classification of the character.</p>

<p>For example, the character 强 is classified as compound ideographs (会意), which is shown in the picture:<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/1DKiJ.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>The dictionary also collect contents from 《康熙字典》 and 《说文解字》, you can also learn the origin and example sentences of each entry. </p>

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Many thanks for the response. This looks good.
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<p>Can anyone point me to an online resource that lists characters by classification? I.e., I'm looking for a list of characters that are generally considered pictographs / complex and simple ideographs / meaning-sound (phono-semantic) / borrowed / etc.  I have been Googling but not finding anything.  For many characters, I can take an educated guess, but it would be great to get the input of a consensus opinion from the Web.   Thanks in advance for any help!!
-唐納文</p>

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Character classification by type
# Character classification by type

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-02)

Can anyone point me to an online resource that lists characters by classification? I.e., I'm looking for a list of characters that are generally considered pictographs / complex and simple ideographs / meaning-sound (phono-semantic) / borrowed / etc. I have been Googling but not finding anything. For many characters, I can take an educated guess, but it would be great to get the input of a consensus opinion from the Web. Thanks in advance for any help!!
-唐納文

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-07-03. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

I strongly recommend an online dictionary [汉典](http://www.zdic.net/).
It may be the most professional online Chinese dictionary even for native speakers.

For every entry, you can refer to the section "字形分析" to know the classification of the character.

For example, the character 强 is classified as compound ideographs (会意), which is shown in the picture:![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/1DKiJ.jpg)

The dictionary also collect contents from 《康熙字典》 and 《说文解字》, you can also learn the origin and example sentences of each entry.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Many thanks for the response. This looks good.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-02. Score: 0

Not a list (and only kind-of machine parseable): <http://chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&characterInput=%E5%95%A5>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks - let me try to figure it out. This could be good. -唐納文  

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