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图解《说文解字》画说汉字:1000个汉字的故事 (紫图书库·图解经典)
《图解〈说文解字〉画说汉字:1000个汉字的故事》是我国语文学史上第一部分析字形、解说字义、辩识声读的字典，也是1800年来唯一一部研究汉字的经典著作，对研究古文字和古汉语来说，是不必可少的重要资料。作者许慎是东汉时期汝南召陵（现河南郾城县）人，性格淳朴诚信，博览群书。从古至今，研究《说文解字》的学者们既推崇这部经典，也敬重许慎的为人，均尊称许慎为“许君”，称《说文》为“许书”，称传其学为“许学”。
《图解〈说文解字〉画说汉字:1000个汉字的故事》以《说文解字》为依托，精选了1000个现代生活中较常用到的汉字，为每个字配上一幅精美插画、200字左右的精短解说，以及甲骨文、金文、小篆、隶书等字体演变，来揭示汉字诞生、演化的过程，同时展示了该字在现代社会的使用状况。《图解〈说文解字〉画说汉字:1000个汉字的故事》内容丰富，形式生动，文字精粹，可以作为文学爱好者、汉字爱好者、创意工作者的工具书使用。
《图解〈说文解字〉画说汉字:1000个汉字的故事》以《说文解字》为依托，精选了1000个现代生活中较常用到的汉字，为每个字配上一幅精美插画、200字左右的精短解说，以及甲骨文、金文、小篆、隶书等字体演变，来揭示汉字诞生、演化的过程，同时展示了该字在现代社会的使用状况。《图解〈说文解字〉画说汉字:1000个汉字的故事》内容丰富，形式生动，文字精粹，可以作为文学爱好者、汉字爱好者、创意工作者的工具书使用。
520 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 1, 2011
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November 21, 2017
This is the original, best selling version of the 2nd century dictionary compiled by Xu Shen, of which there has been many imitators since it was published in 2011. This is still the best, however, with 1,000 characters in one volume.
Unlike similar books, this only gives the examples of key scripts, so we have oracle bone script (甲骨文) for the first appearance of the character. The small seal script (小篆), where the characters remain pictographs (or combined ideograms) but were codified and organised under the First Emperor. Then clerical script (隶书), where Chinese shifted from pictures to abstract writing. And lastly regular script (楷体) to show the modern version.
Of course this is still just a reinterpretation of a 2,000 year old dictionary, so modern etymology goes against what is written here. But that won't bother most people, who I assume would pick this up to figure out better ways to memorise characters.
Unlike similar books, this only gives the examples of key scripts, so we have oracle bone script (甲骨文) for the first appearance of the character. The small seal script (小篆), where the characters remain pictographs (or combined ideograms) but were codified and organised under the First Emperor. Then clerical script (隶书), where Chinese shifted from pictures to abstract writing. And lastly regular script (楷体) to show the modern version.
Of course this is still just a reinterpretation of a 2,000 year old dictionary, so modern etymology goes against what is written here. But that won't bother most people, who I assume would pick this up to figure out better ways to memorise characters.
February 16, 2020
Such an interesting read. Chinese is the only living logogram language, and deserves to be the most interesting spoken language today. The language is compact, concise, and dense with information.
We can process information faster, and in my own experiences, you do not have to finish the sentence and they know what you are conceiving. It takes have the time to communicate an idea. Other languages sometimes feel like slow motion to me.
Thanks to our origin, and continuation of a conserved culture, I think it is most superior form in used today.
We can process information faster, and in my own experiences, you do not have to finish the sentence and they know what you are conceiving. It takes have the time to communicate an idea. Other languages sometimes feel like slow motion to me.
Thanks to our origin, and continuation of a conserved culture, I think it is most superior form in used today.
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