Studies in Philology (First Issue)

Author: Xiang Guangzhong
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is a specialized collection on the study of Shuowen Jiezi. It provides concise reviews of the research on Shuowen Jiezi by contemporary scholars and predecessors, and conducts specific explorations into the main topics of Shuowen Jiezi studies. The content includes: the complementary relationship between Shuowen Jiezi studies and ancient scriptology, the interplay of characters, phonology, and etymology, the theory of the "Six Books," the connection, semantic representation, and derivation of radicals, the interpretive methods of Shuowen Jiezi, the cultural phenomena reflected in Shuowen Jiezi, and Shuowen Jiezi in relation to ancient documents.