An Analysis of Character Usage in the Documents of"Five Classics of Scriptures"
The inter character relationship between annotated variant character and regular characters in the book is analyzed from the perspectives of structural and functional attributes.There are two main categories of using different characters together and borrowing characters together.The former can be di-vided into four types:simplified components,heterogeneous components,heterogeneous components and heterogeneous components;The latter can be divided into two types:interchangeable characters and ancient and modern characters.Through this analysis,the appearance and patterns of the characters used in classical literature at that time could be understood,thereby providing assistance for the reading of clas-sical books and the study of the evolution of Chinese characters.
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