History of the Evolution of Chinese Characters (Revised Edition)

Author: Huang Dekuan
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The history of the study of Chinese characters can be divided into four major periods: the founding period (Zhou, Qin, Western Han), the decline period (Wei, Jin, Yuan, Ming), the revival period (Qing Dynasty), and the expansion period (since modern times). This book takes these four major historical periods as the warp and divides them into four parts, outlining the overall context of the development and progress of the study of Chinese characters over more than two thousand years. At the beginning of each part, it first briefly introduces the historical and cultural background of that period, and then uses important issues in the history of the study of Chinese characters as the weft to show the specific features of Chinese character studies in different eras. The study of Chinese characters since modern times is our key focus.