These categories originate from Chinese. Specifically these are a subset of the 六书 which are not taught generally in the Chinese educational system (but are com

These categories originate from Chinese. Specifically these are a subset of the 六书 which are not taught generally in the Chinese educational system (but are common enough that most people will have heard of some of these categories), but will be taught at any undergraduate level Classical Chinese course at a Chinese university (which is basically a prerequisite for a lot of literature/history-based degrees).