A Synthetic Account for Nature of Chinese Characters

There has been a long history arguing about the nature of Chinese characters;and in fact no sharp contradiction exists.The chief reason for the numerous points has resulted from perspective data and alternative angles.If all Chinese characters are treated as a whole to reveal the attribute with respect to the forms,structures and usages,then the nature may be concluded as follows: Chinese characters are a plane square-shaped symbolic system utilized for expressing meaning,indicating the sounds,and recording the constitutive counterparts,i.e.single characters,to realize Chinese morphemes and syllables.