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Article
Theory on Chinese Character Derivation
Author(s)
ZHU Sheng-yu
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2018.05.003
Affiliation(s)
Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
ABSTRACT
Character derivation means
that if a graph represents several meanings, a new graph based on the original
one will be created to bear one or two of the meanings, which is a natural law
in Chinese writing system. The old graph is called original character, and the
new generated one is called derived character. Two kinds of phenomena—derivation
of cognate words (同詞孳乳)
and differentiation of unidentical words (異詞別異)—promote the derivation of Chinese characters. In
return, derived characters not only bear meaning of the original one, but also
serve as a symbol of an independent word and consolidate the graph-meaning
relationship. It deserves much attention to the law of the process of character
derivation.
KEYWORDS
character derivation, derivation
of cognate words, differentiation of unidentical words, interactivity,
consolidation of the graph-meaning relationship
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