The Construction of the Chinese Character Knowledge System in the Lower Grades of Primary School by the "Six Categories of Chinese Characters" Theory—Take Primary School Chinese Unified Edition First-grade Textbook for Example

Lixia Huang

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.HT27458

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Received: 26 September 2025

Published: 2 October 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/2025.HT27458

Article Type: Research Article

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Huang,L. (2025). The Construction of the Chinese Character Knowledge System in the Lower Grades of Primary School by the "Six Categories of Chinese Characters" Theory—Take Primary School Chinese Unified Edition First-grade Textbook for Example. Communications in Humanities Research,85,40-48.

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