A Study of Chinese Characters and Excavated Documents in China

ISBN-13: 9781032612324 / Mixed media product / 2023 / 712 str.

Wang Guiyuan

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This two-volume set is a collection of the author’s scholarly articles on Chinese ancient characters and unearthed literature.

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Volume 1: 1. Core Issues Regarding the Evolution of Chinese Characters  2. The Composition System of Chinese Characters and the Stages of Its Development  3. The Evolution of Chinese Characters: An Issue Needs Further Exploration  4. The Systematic Transformation of the Chinese Character Composition  5. The Motivation and Mechanisms behind the Evolution of the Chinese Characters  6. The Process and Mechanism of the Formation of the Stroke System  7. The Formation Process and Mechanisms of Radicals  8. Symbolization: The Mechanism of the Transformation from Archaic Characters to New-Style Characters  9. On the Official-Script Transformation  10. Sense Relations Among Same-Origin Chinese Characters (Words)  11. Three Issues Regarding the Currently-Used Chinese Characters  12. Analysis Methods Used in Studies of Characters on Unearthed Texts  13. A Study on Characters from Bamboo Slips and Silk Manuscripts  14. Discussion on the Original Meaning of Wu 物  15. The Connotations of Xie 偕 in “Fish and Wine” from Shi Jing  16. An Evaluation of Different Versions of Shuowen Jiezi  17. Four Misunderstandings about Shuowen Jiezi  18. New Proofs of Shuowen Jiezi  19. Mutual Confirmation Between Zhangjiashan Han-Dynasty Bamboo Slips and Shuowen Jiezi: Supplement to Proofreading Notes to Shuowen Jiezi  20. A New Study on the Explanations of Shuowen Jiezi  21. Mutual Corroboration Between Shuowen Jiezi and Chu-State Bamboo Slips  22. Chinese Words in Shuowen Jiezi: A Probe into the Earliest Word Classification Theory of China  23. Shuowen Jiezi and an Exploration of Homologous Characters (Same-Origin Characters)  Volume 2:  1. Problems and Prospect of Chinese Vocabulary Research from Unearthed Documents  2. Mu Guan (木关) and Guan Li (关戾) on Han Slips  3. Xing Sheng (行胜) and Chang Wei (常韦) on Han Slips  4. Interpretation of Four Phrases from Qin Slips  5. Interpretation of Words on Zhangjiashan Han Slips  6. Interpretation of Bamboo Slips from No.1 Han Tomb, Huxishan, Yuanling  7. Interpretation of Words on Bamboo Slips from Mawangdui No.1 Han Tomb  8. Die (牒) on Slips from Mawangdui No.1 Han Tomb  9. Interpretation of Slips from Mawangdui No.3 Han Tomb  10. Analysis of Character Structure of Silk Manuscripts from Han Tombs  11. Examination and Interpretation of Words on Mawangdui Silk Manuscripts  12. Exploration of Some Words on Mawangdui Silk Manuscripts  13. Examination of Wooden Slips from Tianchang Han Tomb in Anhui Province  14. Interpretation of Zhoujiatai Qin Tomb Slips  15. Reading Notes on Kongjiapo Han Slips  16. Interpretation of Words of the Gaodice from Xiejiaqiao No.1 Han Tomb  17. Interpretation of Words on Wooden Slips from Luobowan No.1 Han Tomb, Gui County, Guangxi  18. Two Notes on Shangbowu  19. Quantity Expressions and Quantifiers of Warring States Bamboo Slips  20. Quantity Expressions and Quantifiers of Lists of Burial Articles in Han Slips  21. Exploration of the Origin of the Chinese Zodiac  22. Study on Jijiupian with Ancient Notes Unearthed in Turpan

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Wang Guiyuan is Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Literature, Renmin University of China. He is a leading scholar in the field of Chinese paleography and lexicology.