The Arrangement and Cultural Connotation of"一"in Shuowen
Xu Shen's Shuowen,which consists of 540 radical parts with"一"on top,has its certain arrangement logic.Its arrangement order follows"Dao-Tian Dao-Ren Dao-Di Dao"since"Dao"means"一",which is the ideological foundation of dynasty.the Taoism and China's cultural connotations make"一"powerful.In addition,there may be other reasons why"一"is the head,such as Xu Shen's understanding of the Six Books and so on.