2010•Journal of Hengshui UniversityRequires access
On Chinese Character "Gui" Family
Hei Xue-jing
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Abstract
Taking a clan of seventy characters of gui included in ShuowenJiezi and The Chinese Dictionary as the analysis objects,based on the significance of etyma,the characters are divided into seven meaning groups: meaning of circle above and square below and sharp above and square below;meaning related to land;meaning of high and big;meaning of deep,low-lying and hollow;meaning related to jade;meaning of beautiful and fine;meaning of evil and dishonest.Meanwhile,the paper analyzes the rule that these characters follow in their differentiation promoted by the extension of the meaning of words and the hierarchical relationships of etyma gui and its characters family.Therefore,it provides timeless references for probing the purposes of the same clan of characters.