Abstract: According to what regulations were Chinese characters created?In the early Qin Rynasty,the theory of the Six Categories had been presented,and some research had been in each following dynasty afterwards.there are only four categories formations of Chinese characters：pittographs,sybolization,combined meaning and prctophonetic method,based on the research and Summarization done about the Six Categories.

Key words: Chinese characters, formation rules of Chinese characters, the Six Categories