The reflection of cultural specificities and differences in the interpretations of chinese basic characters
The article concerns with approaches to the interpretation of Chinese basic characters by Xu Shen and by a number of modern linguists. There is realized comparative analysis of interpretation of basic characters in the βShuo wen jie ziβ dictionary and interpretations based on new linguistic information. It attempts to make a complex analysis of diachronic and synchronic interpretations through the prism of Ancient Chinaβs cultural specificities.
Key words: Xu Shen, Shuo wen jie zi, interpretation, Chinese basic characters, Chinese radical, the Han Dynasty era.
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