Critique of Chinese Character Studies (Volumes 1 and 2)

Author: Tang Han
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book uses a three-dimensional systematic logical method to analyze and define the smallest pictographic symbols that constitute Chinese characters (i.e., character roots), and defines and explains the "Six Methods of Character Formation." It provides numerous examples to prove the origins of the shapes, sounds, and meanings of Chinese characters. On this basis, the author establishes a logical method for proving the etymology of Chinese characters—the Character Root Self-Certification Method, the Character Sound Self-Certification Method, and the Character Clan Self-Certification Method.