Same-origin dictionary is supplemented

Author: Liu Junjie
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Publication Date: 1999-10-01
Features: This "supplement" still bases its work on Mr. Wang's On Homophonic Characters and follows the writing format of the Homophonic Character Dictionary. There are only two changes. First, the analysis of character form and meaning not only relies on Shuowen Jiezi and other character books but also appropriately references modern research on oracle bone and bronze inscriptions. This is done to make up for the previous limitation of mainly comparing with small seal script in explaining character form and meaning. Second, a short passage is added before each group of homophonic characters to explain their semantic connections, making it clearer and easier to read. Additionally, to help readers easily examine Mr. Wang's views, On Homophonic Characters is appended at the end. Currently, opinions on homophonic character research may still vary, and that's why I keep supplementing it—aiming to provide some materials for everyone to consider and choose. More data is needed for theories to be accurately summarized, and with the progress in Chinese studies, especially in ancient phonology, a comprehensive homophonic character dictionary can only be produced. As for the materials I have compiled, some are useful, but inevitably, there are also errors. I welcome everyone's criticism.
This book differs from the Homophonic Character Dictionary and Supplement to the Homophonic Character Dictionary in character form. Obvious is the use of simplified characters, which is only for printing convenience. From the perspective of preserving the original form of ancient texts and facilitating reference, traditional characters would be better. However, given current publishing conditions, we have no choice but to use simplified characters. For example, the character "" in Shuowen Jiezi ", " is written as "" in this book. For the same reason, ancient variant forms are generally converted to current standard forms in the book. For instance, in Shuowen Jiezi: ", ." This book cites it as: Shuowen Jiezi: ", ." In Guangyun·Hai Rhyme: ", . ." This book cites it as: Guangyun·Hai Rhyme: ", ." However, there are three exceptions. A few traditional characters are still used in simplified character books. For example, "" does not follow the simplification rules. Second, in Shuowen Jiezi, there were two characters, one of which has become a standard character, and the other an variant character. When citing Shuowen Jiezi, the original forms are still used. For example, the current "" is an variant character of "," but when citing Shuowen Jiezi, it is written separately as ", ," ", ," not ", ." Third, some characters in the book cite the character form analysis from Shuowen Jiezi, and their original forms cannot be simplified.