Title: Exploring Forms and Meanings of Characters in the Shi Section of Shuo Wen Jie Zi
Abstract:There are 63 characters in the Shi Section of Shuo Wen Jie Zi, which fall into four categories: pictograph, ideograph, yisheng (亦声) and xingsheng(形声). The yisheng category consists of many sub-categor...There are 63 characters in the Shi Section of Shuo Wen Jie Zi, which fall into four categories: pictograph, ideograph, yisheng (亦声) and xingsheng(形声). The yisheng category consists of many sub-categories. According to the denotative meanings of characters in the Shi Section, some characters express actions for offering sacrifices to gods or ancestors, some refer to the names of gods or ancestors or some abstract concepts related to misfortunes and happiness. There are still some characters which do not belong to the above mentioned three categories.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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