A Study of the Meanings of Chinese Character"Qu"From the Perspectives of Semantics and Aesthetics
There has been a long history in the application of Chinese character qu(interest),which takes on a va-riety of meanings,some existing a very short period and others still in frequent use.This paper analyses the four pronunciations of the character on the phonological level(qù,cù,qū,cōu)and summarizes seven interpretations on the semantic level.With two thousand years from the emergence,expansion,development and stereotyping of the character,the meanings of"qu"have been appreciated and included in the aesthetic category.The meanings of the character"qu",usually referring to purport,appeal,delight,interest and aspiration,are so defined and classi-fied accordingly.
Chinese character of quphonological levelsemantic levelaesthetic categoryaesthetic meaning