The relationship between pronunciation and meaning in the second edition of the Hanyu Da Zidian(《汉语大字典》)is a crucial area of research in Chinese phonosemantics.Alongside the issues with definitions,character forms,sounds,and terminology,the Hanyu Da Zidian(《汉语大字典》)also suffers from prominent problems related to correlation errors.These errors manifest in various forms,including the correspondence between different forms of Chinese characters,pronunciation and meaning,sense and definition,old and new character forms with meanings,meanings and textual evidence,and terminology and inter-character relationships.Thematic databases play a vital role in the revision and improvement of the Hanyu Da Zidian(《汉语大字典》).It is necessary to focus on solving two issues:the construction of thematic databases and the development of platforms for thematic database correlation.The methodology for constructing thematic databases and correlation platform databases entails gathering and collating existing research findings on the Hanyu Da Zidian(《汉语大字典》),reprocessing and integrating existing Chinese or Chinese character information databases,and sorting and aligning newly excavated or newly discovered literature.Computer technologies such as metadata,knowledge graphs,and semantic correlations can effectively accomplish the these objectives and integrate the information on Chinese character forms,sounds,meanings,and citations with the revision and improvement of the Hanyu Da Zidian(《汉语大字典》).
Hanyu Da Zidian(《汉语大字典》)Thematic databaseCorrelation of Chinese Character FormsSounds and MeaningsRevision