On Xu Kai's Thought of the Relationship Between Words and Characters
Xu Kai's"Shuo Wen Jie Zi Xi Zhuan"has many unique features in the study of the rela-tionship between words and characters,including:1.Defining"words"as a modal particle and explaining its function;2.Dividing the"The Six Categories of Chinese Characters"into three pairs for the first time;3.Explaining the sorting basis of"The Six Categories of Chinese Characters"logically;4.Explai-ning the connotation of each category of"The Six Categories of Chinese Characters"from a novel perspec-tive;5.Provide additional explanations of other words related to certain functions in the form of notes,and explain the changes in their word relationships;6.Reveal the systematic meaning of words.Xu Kai's unique views are of great significance in the history of researching the relationship between word and char-acters,which strongly promotes the development of Chinese character theory.
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